The Relationship Between Free Will, Decision-Making, and Freedom

Imagine a world where FQ, or Freedom Quotient, is just as well-known as IQ. In this world, it would be beneficial for society to cultivate and improve these skills. This raises the question of whether schools should focus on developing these empowering skills. But what if the intention was not to empower citizens? What if instead, the goal was to weaken people's free will systematically? This concept of a digital panopticon challenges our understanding of freedom. It brings up the question of whether freedom is simply the absence of constraints or if it also requires the skills and opportunities to pursue the life one desires. If you wanted to control a population in the modern world, where knowledge and surveillance are powerful tools, how would you go about it?