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Much easier to grift off FUD than hope, and for many that income stream and power are near impossible to walk away from. If they tell themselves a lie enough they begin to believe it almost as much as their base does, and it's easy to get caught up in and go down the rabbit hole and end up outside of reality.
It's also easier to rationalize being the victim of "them" than it is coming to terms with being out of touch.
I suspect you are spot on with that. Sigh.