They’re real, but they aren’t general purpose and lack precision. It’s just analog.

A small group of people who can agree on something can subjugate a large group that can’t.

The less organized and fragmented the populous, the easier it is for the rich to take advantage of us.

Do we even know where he is? Or if he’s even alive?

Exactly. Our detention facilities are literally designed for torture. People will say they are simply built cheaply or carelessly, but I don’t buy it. These places are specifically designed to maximize psychological suffering. And there is absolutely no reason why they need to be that way.