MKULTRA and other similar programs always have to be considered a possibility with something like this, especially when someone seemingly of sound mind goes and does something so thoroughly against their most basic survival instinct.
I'm not saying I have any particular reason to think that but I also know that our enemies have one final narrative they want to sell people on when all else fails, and that is the blackpill. If they cannot keep you from seeing them for what they are and the things they do, they want to convince you that they are all powerful and unstoppable. That's their last play as far as false narratives go. "Yep it's all true, we are that evil, and there's absolutely nothing you can possibly do to stop us.". Keeps a lot of people fearful and complacent and I see so many influencers reinforcing that mindset. They're very subtle, casually talking as though things like a CBDC or gun confiscation are inevitable and already past the point of even trying to stop them, it breeds apathy and complacency. I have a suspicion that we've reached a tipping point of sorts where they feel it's worth the risk of publicly legitimizing all these conspiracies so long as they can sway some of us into the blackpill camp. It's a positive sign that our numbers are growing and the number of remaining normies they are trying to keep in the dark is shrinking. That said, it's another challenge we need to remain vigilant over.