I love Laios, I really do, but he's the last person to be giving a lecture like that. At least according to his trajectory as a character. He's not invested in the politics of the world and hasn't done the level of research Marcille has. It just feels off.
I hate fiction where magic is considered too dangerous to solve systemic problems. Like it's an antagonistic force in the world that's only good for warfare. It's a natural force in most settings, making the mistrust seem so strange.
Like in this setting, the mad mage made mistakes, but they want to throw it all out.
It's weird to see regular customers at my workplace changing up their masking habits. Like if the news reports an upsurge or something, they'll wear a mask, usually with their nose exposed. Like they just refuse to understand the initial premise of masking - that it was to protect others from you first.
It just pisses me off seeing customers in my field coming in for this completely unnecessary service, occasionally get concerned for their own health, and then put on a mask to protect themselves.