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Originally Posted by David Johnston2
Or a lot more considering that this an Icorps that that is in the business of causing havoc and mayhem on a multiversal scale in order to eventually hegemonize all of the infinite worlds. If they are going to expose the Secret everywhere then that means that in the interest of their own survival they'd going to have to absorb all of the worlds which are sufficiently advanced into some kind of league or federation dominated by the earliest worlds to discover the Secret. The road of the imperialist is paved with good intentions.
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Social reformers with laudable goals (at least in their eyes) generally prefer to prevent havoc and mayhem. That said, there is such a thing as degrees. Example: Telling ancient Romans about Panchronomic travel is less than wise. But introducing paper, summer wheat, mulberry bushes, silkworms, the spinning wheel, and the moldboard plow, would transform Rome and lead toward rapid economic growth.
Of course, remaking Rome into a just society would require both ending slavery and making the government less oligarchical and plutocratic, both of which would require profoundly shaking up society. Violence would be highly likely.
Meanwhile, other societies could be aided with less trauma. Eliminating (preferably by kidnapping) figures like Hitler, Stalin, Robespierre, or other opportunistic dictators, could make many societies far better even if better does not equal good.
Subtle interventions, mainly kept quiet would be more likely to turn out well.