The most valuable resource on this earth isn’t gold, diamonds, or platinum, it’s minds. With enough control over enough minds one can control the world, they can get all the gold, and oil they want.

It seems nearly everyone is second-guessing their dependence on oil. Nuclear and green energy along with EV transportation is a bit more forgiving to immediate shocks to global supply.

Anything is a sex toy if you try hard enough.

Getting people fighting over political identity is a classic move. If they dare befriend one another then that’s a problem. Remember, never get over your differences, the rich and powerful depend on it. Politics is religion2.0 where you are unquestionably right and anyone who disagrees with you is the spawn of Satan sent to earth to destroy everything and you should hate them eternally without an ounce of doubt.

The trick is to get them fighting about anything besides how the rich are abusing the poor. Get them fighting over race, culture, sexuality, political affiliation, immigration, gender, really anything will work. The moment they start waking up just hit them with a new crisis like an impromptu war or domestic terror attack, even a pandemic if you really need to.