My partner and most people around me are the same.

I think they know subconsciously and are scared of taking a peek behind the curtain.

That the world is not a friendly place and that authority figures are out to get you is a huge and horrible thing to take on board.

In addition, my partner is a leftie and big government lover and her ego is tied up with equality of outcome. Peeling the layers off all of that nonsense is going to shake her to the core. I know I have to not push too hard. It's very hard when it's about an emergency like vaccines and masks and you have to tiptoe round their egos.

So I hang out here.