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Douglas Adams includes this information regarding the nature of the galactic presidency in a footnote, explaining that Zaphod is a perfect person to rule the galaxy because he is highly “controversial.” Indeed, he is a master of “finely judged outrage,” as made clear when he eventually steals the Galaxy’s most coveted spaceship and sets off on his own, leaving behind his duties in order to find a planet that nobody believes actually exists. The reason that these antics make somebody like Zaphod a good president is that they “draw attention away from” where power really lies. Although Adams doesn’t reveal…