Call the sheep dumb but maybe they just don't take the reports of the wolf seriously. I mean, this little box tells me all kinds of stories. Aliens. Spaceships. Monsters. One gets jaded.
Find a way to make money where you sell your services directly to the customer. No boss or job. Flexible schedule. Good money.
Yes, drug dealer is one such, but there are others.
Check out http://fleen.org
Down towards the bottom there is (among other things) a link to a paper explaining the stuff.
You don't think we could hit 99% popularity?
Some people need a master. Children tempted to drink gasoline, for example.
Assuming that the control could be resisted, call that a test. A test of self-awareness. If you can resist then you get free will, if you don't then you don't. It could be appropriate either way.
Assume that it's one you like.
Ok, instead of a chip use strong propaganda.
Assume there's a legitimately strong argument for their goodness and smartness.
You can't make better people and better cattle at the same time.
Imagine you were a billionaire. Which do you want?
Disney World.
Yes, big value is synonymous with worth lots of money
Reality doesn't care, go back to your dreamworld.