Now I understand why the MC isn't very smart and has the personality of an unroasted peanut. If he were anything more than book smart, then writing the story would become like 4D chess. But if you have everyone keeping secrets, while most are none the wiser. It's much easier to write how they interact and perceive each other. As well as for less important characters. The powerful crazies (IQ varies) against the up-right underdog simpletons trying to be creative in a system that works against them while claiming it's for them at a price. So many parallels to the class wars people observe all around the world.
Now I understand why the MC isn't very smart and has the personality of an unroasted peanut. If he were anything more than book smart, then writing the story would become like 4D chess. But if you have everyone keeping secrets, while most are none the wiser. It's much easier to write how they interact and perceive each other. As well as for less important characters. The powerful crazies (IQ varies) against the up-right underdog simpletons trying to be creative in a system that works against them while claiming it's for them at a price. So many parallels to the class wars people observe all around the world.