Hegelian Dialectic. They cause a problem, wait for the desired response, then provide the solution. The perspective is that they were the hero and saved the day. Most gov entities, especially the alphabet agencies, use Robespierrean techniques like 'terrorism' to enact the desired demand for more control. Thing is, its already happening. The rampant crime will be met with biometric ID in order to enter the shop. The ID, since we are a demanding society of convenience, will be digitally linked to legacy banks like an NFT enabled card, the new and incentivized method will be the new 'crypto' from Fed - the CBDC. Next will be an easy=peasy credit scoring that starts as a corporate/store rewards or something, but then becomes adopted in a few years.