This! I think ai should absolutely be a standard part of education, including recognizing when it is being used to target your emotional responses. The fact that so many people can't recognize the autocrat's playbook as it is so unsubtly followed is horrifying. The fact that it took this obvious instance for me to recognize so many previous instance is even more so. When I read old comments I made here in the 90s, the naivety is so embarrassing. My code from that time is less embarrassing, and that is saying something. If my government class had been more than explaining why our form was the best one, maybe it would be? Class project, design an electoral system to create 4 parties, one that will allow the tyranny of the majority, but be stable, and design one that will disguise oligarchy. What sorts of propaganda will work best on someone who feels inadequate about their skill level, and what type to appeal to someone overconfident in their skill level? What percentage of the population should a scapegoat group encompass to generate sufficient ire, without being large enough to risk empathy?