Yes, the masses are dumb and uneducated.
It's either that or death.
In South Africa, any simple changes in inflation kills people, so our central bank keeps that at the forefront of their minds.
In fact, they were the first to raise rates in 2021! During the boom cycle and everyone mocked the central bank.
Alas, when inflation did hit a year later we were only seeing marginal changes (0.5%) versus the USA at 5%