But muh doctor told me to.

But Trump said it was safe.

No one has the time to research everything. Most people ask an expert which air conditioner to buy. They don't have time to research it themselves. They ask a doctor for medical advice because they don't have time to figure it out for themselves.

We're only skeptical because we've seen how the narrative is controlled and know we're in an information war. People who don't know that will do some internet searches and read a dozen blogs, medical journals, news articles, talk to their doctor, and get entirely one-sided information. We know you have to use alternative search methods to even find the other side of the story.

The problem isn't that people are ignorant. It's that truth is actively denied to them even when they ask for it and lies are packaged as truth.