Perhaps my issue is i find the premise unbelievable and lose suspension of disbelief, which makes me annoyed with the rest of the story. People try to manipula

Perhaps my issue is i find the premise unbelievable and lose suspension of disbelief, which makes me annoyed with the rest of the story. People try to manipulate wikipedia in this fashion every day. Many of those who do are much much more sophisticated than the protagonist in this story and the story doesn't take into account the checks & balances to prevent this sort of thing. (Edit - to be clear, not saying he couldn't have some success... just total mind control is a bit much) Perhaps that's just the conceit for the story and we are supposed to accept it so that the rest of the story can take place. However stories about individuals getting ultimate power and then struggling with the moral implications of that are a dime a dozen. The only unique thing about this story is the premise, which i find obnoxiously simplified.