I don't think it's a "trap" that affects all people equally. Everyone I've met who is like that is just low-IQ in general. They see the carrot, but not the stick. They buy cars because they like the color. They read headlines, but not the article. Left side of the Dunning-Kruger chart. Sometimes they initially fool you because they went to college and listened to some smart people stuff.

I talked to one of these about using Signal instead of SMS, and now he's in a sovereign citizen group talking about "traveling" until Q saves the world. One carrot after another.