It's fascinating how so much of what we call reality is based on who can indoctrinate & gaslight human beings consistently in a way that gives them power & the upper hand in resources allocation. Religion for example. If you can tell human beings that they'll burn in hell for not believing in their version of god, even if it's not true, then you can bypass their common sense and take advantage of whatever resource you want from them. Same thing with politics. If you can lie to & gaslight human beings against their interests, you will weaken them enough to easily take their power and resources. Speech & the written word is one of the most powerful weapons in civilization.