Yes. They are both curiosities. Especially Sachs.
MidnightPocket
the phenomena mirrors the chauvinism of empire, honestly. Anything sovereign must be demonized.
Become a dentist
This is probably serious. Sounds like what my manager does already.
Fascist software
Fascist technology
I feel like eventually you may want to break the list in two parts (basics / advanced). The former geared towards understanding enough about socialist theory and history to genuinely be a capable comrade, the second one aimed at people who have been involved with socialism for a while but they could use advanced theory/history to avoid complacency.
The basic list would benefit from being "jack of all trades" style - a broader tent will bring more people to the movement. The advanced list, I imagine, would not need to include necessarily every aspect of socialism and would moreso focus on the most pressing modern analyses.
Just a thought.
Abolishing the billionaire class is proving difficult. Let's just skip to abolishing money - two birds, one stone.
Brave, honest soul.
Basil similarly will do this.
my point is that even our western nations aren't strangers to mass manipulation and oppression, at all.
Agreed, it's my opinion that they actually have always been the best at it.

RETVRN TO HELIOCENTRISM (nah fuck that doesn't work either)