See the video first. (And a Critical Drinker review, for those interested.)
So what's going on here with the white rabbits begging to be followed and red pills swallowed? -- Is it a subtle nod? Are we being mocked? Are we being slowly teased into the simulation hypothesis a la "Constantine"? Or is it all a big coincidence (of which there are none, sayeth you-know-who)?
Yes. 365 24/7 they mock us. It is one of their very favorite activities.
But I will say that the Matrix provided a very succinct shorthand way to communicate the idea that everything you've been told up until now has been a lie.
If the point of the Matrix was to laugh at us by rubbing our faces in what they have been doing, I think it was a mistake.
Much like the World Economic Forum made a mistake with their 'You will own nothing and you will be happy' video.