I'd argue that the populace is "ready" to be governed by the arbitrary whims of those in power, be it masked federal agents taking people off streets to social

I'd argue that the populace is "ready" to be governed by the arbitrary whims of those in power, be it masked federal agents taking people off streets to social media peddling influence to the highest bidder to corporate structures determining financial and health outcomes, all the way up to the executives and board members behind all of these decisions. So if those arbitrary whims outsource decision-making power to some gpu farms, who's to say we aren't ready?