Asimov and Foundation were partial inspirations for my alternative democracy.

I read the series three times in my life. In the first two, I could not understand why Terminus lost its democracy. Then I spent six years in a political party.

Here is my Asimov article:

https://medium.com/tiered-democratic-governance/asimov-foundation-democracy-26ea4578e49d

BTW, I like your allusion to the Survivor series. It is so apt.