It would be good if they did see it, but I'm afraid more people are just being caught in a second net.  It goes like this: A certain number will refuse to assimilate.  It's not worth the resources to fight them directly.  They'd never buy the official narrative. Instead, allow those cattle to escape the first fence and think they're "free" (Matrix) so they don't look for and fight the second fence (Zion). Now, use social media to put everyone in bubbles (as we've known for years) so that they sit there talking to each other, grazing away and trusting this new messiah. Very simple. Very effective. Very likely as it's the first thing I'd do if I was that evil overlord.