You really got me thinking, so i meditated on it and i got a dream.
What you call hooks, i seem to have been researching for a while now. I just called it triggers, where when your ears hear something it becomes a command.
What you call special in my research mostly comes down to arrogance, may it be in sexism, racism or any other ism ive encountered. Even to the point where traits like humbleness, compassion, etc. become a way of expressing such arrogance and beget a feeling of fakeness.
What i know from life's experience is that people that live in an area with a warlock present, are more prone to triggers/hooks from non-human beings. Which might have to do with the warlock using power to bring certain ways into being. (healing, warring, gold digging, etc.)