What I mean to say is that he falls right in the middle. There is one side of the spectrum offering to build Artificial Intelligence or other high tech advancements and there are those who come from a world with no technology. Sam seems to be the only candidate who lies neatly between there and to that extent, he can represent most of the imPorts in general.

[ His tone becomes rather noncommital. ]

As for what you need, I cannot claim to know. For as much as I sometimes wish it were, mindreading is not one of my porter given abilities.