It's been bothering me so much that I look like a crazy person to all my Canadian friends just for believing non-mainstream news/keeping up with the Q crowd. But it dawned on me that before they thought I was crazy, nobody listened to a word I said. Now they scoff at it, but at least they talk about it.
Scoffing at things until I realized I was wrong is basically how I woke up to the truth, so this makes sense to me, at least. Thought it was worth sharing in case it encourages someone else.
Can empathize.