[...] they structure their society to be as superficially appealing as possible. In addition, in the layers too deep for me to notice, they do whatever they want. This outcome seems superficially appealing to me in many ways, and in addition, the Oracle informs me that in some non-arbitrary sense these people aren't being coerced.

This actually describes quite well the society we already live in - if you take 'they' as 'evolution' (and maybe some elites). For most people our society appears appealing. Most don't see what happens enough layers down (or up). And most don't feel coerced (at least of you still have a strong social system).