Connection is a vital dimension.
Our estimate of the possibilities of success in a rigged society is impacted by how connected we feel with rational and capable beings.
When we are surrounded by the irrational or incapable, we naturally feel a sense of impending doom. Connection with likeminded people gives us hope that rational outcomes are possible.
I remember growing up watching Twilight Zone, Outer Limits, Ray Bradbury and reading Dean Koontz and S. King, like many others did.
Yet it boggles my mind that it appears that most people never identified with the liberty proponents in the stories. At least, that's what I have to assume based on their behavior.
It has been said that about 60% of a population can be swayed either way, we have to make sure they are swayed toward freedom.