See, I understand your point and it's disappointing from close family and friends... But I really try and step back and look at how the last four years have played out, especially COVID.
The switch happens when someone prominent, and when the propaganda machine TELLS everyone to buy it. Then you're stupid if you don't buy it.
The majority of this world is NPCs. They have to be TOLD who to hate, what to invest in, which country deserves support, what race is being marginalized, what sexual orientation is under represented, etc.
The good thing is, Bitcoin will allow more people to wake up as it's continually adopted. It's not 100% but it allows people the freedom to choose. The sad realization is there's a lot of people today that will choose to outsource their thinking.