Why I Find This Story Credible (SPOILERS)

I see most of the story flaws people have found. Reasons I bought most of the story anyway:

1. I've worked for several corporations who tried to do the same with normal brainwashing techniques (peer pressure, lots of rules like dress codes, standard office layouts) that lead up to huge compliance over time. The two best examples were Pacific Telephone (made me chuckle at the name Cobel, anagram for "Bell Co ?") and CF Braun, an engineering co. The latter had a series of books by the founder-brothers that was strongly reminiscent of Lumon's series of manuals and "wise sayings." lots of bosses have lectured employees over "leaving personal problems at home." This is the extrapolation of that philosophy.

2. Suspension of disbelief. The strong writing and acting made me assume there'd be a way around some of the flaws. I just figured the chip placement and design took care of those disparities.

3. The characters' (actors') belief in the system as portrayed.

4. The mass obedience to weak-minded, unqualified authority figures during the recent "COVID" scam. Worldwide fear of a virus that was never even isolated, let alone clinically associated with a disease, and subjugation to an untested shot never even claimed to cure or prevent it! People wore masks at home alone!