Matrix in real life

The title says everything.

In the movie Matrix, Agent Smith didn't need to be everywhere, because anyone could become him.

All it took was a threat to the system, and the familiar face before you transformed into the face of control.

This dynamic isn't just part of Neo's world, but ours as well. How many times have you been conversing freely with someone, until you touch on a topic that undermines the foundations of their CONSTRUCTED REALITY?

Suddenly, you no longer recognize the person in front of you: their tone changes, their mind closes, and before they know it, that person becomes the defender of the system.

No weapons, no uniforms needed: the Matrix has trained them since childhood.
Indoctrinated to protect the illusion, ready to reject anything that might awaken even a single free thought.

This is how fiction survives: not thanks to the masters, but thanks to the slaves who defend it.