> That the system would not need to be imposed by a tyrant because the conveniences would be genuine and the costs would be deferred — people would choose the cage, item by item, because each individual choice felt reasonable and the cumulative shape of the choices was never on the ballot.
I think it's safe to say we have the empirical evidence that this method works.
After that, the article turns into an ad for the author's book. Did this prediction miss from the manifesto? That everything eventually turns into ads?