I think that the NPCs will turn with the herd when they sense that the narrative has changed.

They will then either claim that their new positions were their real positions all along, or that you were too early in going against the mainstream narrative and therefore, not actually right.

The NPC is a herd animal and believes something if the majority believe it. I am married to one. She said it explicitly to me. I can't be right about the vaxes because nobody she knows agrees with me. This is from a really intelligent woman. Brainwashing can exceed intelligence.

I think that the NPCs will turn with the herd when they sense that the narrative has changed.

They will then either claim that their new positions were their real positions all along, or that you were too early in going against the mainstream narrative and therefore, not actually right.

The NPC is a herd animal and believes something if the majority believe is. I am married to one. She said it explicitly to me. I can't be right about the vaxes because nobody she knows agrees with me. This is from a really intelligent woman. Brainwashing can exceed intelligence.