I did some investigating at the Popular Science convention in New York. Same series of "new" ideas they present every year. Smaller jump drives, more powerful shields, Silas Koerner's latest doodle on a lunchroom napkin.
Which brings us to what they ARE doing. Imagine that you’re the head of a super sinister Illuminati conspiracy to do an evil thing in the future, let's say that you’re planning to install trackers in people’s heads in order to cement the UEE's control over the population. (Which is just silly, we all know Mobiglases do that exact thing). You're as ready as a pilot at the starting gate, the implanting centres are fully staffed, your super bulk order of trackers has come in from Origin. But you’re worried about how the people will react to the whole thing. Will they accept the implants? Will they cry havoc at the legal requirement and take to the streets, risking an overthrow of the galactic totalitarian system you've worked so hard to build? What’s a Illuminati tyrant to do?
Two words: Predictive Programming. You lay the psychological groundwork for the implantation program by planting images in popular media. You could get a puppet spectrum network to release a new program depicting a future where everyone has a brain implant. Through this media campaign, people will come to accept brain implants as an inevitability. When the time comes, they will accept them without question.
To make the process smoother? Kidnap a few dozen "useless" civilians and test the whole shebang on. Freighters are always looking for workers? More like the government is always looking for more flopets! And how does this all happen? Under the influence of our masters, the Illuminati. Be informed!
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