I think its a gradual process for a lot of us.
Graduating from college during the GFC, realizing so much of what I was taught was bs. Zeitgeist, OWS, Sandy Hook, 9/11 and all the other false flags, lies and rabbitholes over the years..
Was dismepowering at first, but then you learn to create a life outside of their systems as much as possible.
Covid was great for the single reason that so many slumbering people woke up and joined their brethren with open eyes