"None of them are getting the connection though. Just as clueless and naive as ever."

I completely believe you even though at this point that should be unbelievable. Copying and pasting part of a comment I just made in another thread because what you described seems to fit:

"Seems like I have to laugh, shake my head, and cry sometimes just to maintain some sanity watching people hold on to their normie delusions as if it's their most precious possession. It's almost Smeagol 'my precious' level of scary, weird, disturbing, and infuriating to witness at this point."

"None of them are getting the connection though. Just as clueless and naive as ever."

I completely believe you even though at this point that should be unbelievable. Copying and pasting part of a comment I just made in another thread because what you described seems to fit:

"Seems like I have to laugh, shake my head, and cry sometimes just to maintain some sanity watching people hold on to their normie delusions as if it's their most precise possession. It's almost Smeagol 'my precious' level of scary, weird, disturbing, and infuriating to witness at this point."