they cling to the artifacts and rituals of enslavement, even though they have been proven for what they are, because they feel nostalgia for the emotions they had then. Even when faced with truth, they choose the lie. They're personally, emotionally and financially invested in the lie. Most of these people are not ready to be unplugged and would fight to protect the system that enslaves them.

They're all going through the 5 stages of grief with different starting points and rates of progress. I think we're supposed to help them through the 4th stage " depression " and into the 5th " acceptance ". It's happening to different people at different rates, so worry first about your personal points of contact out there..

they cling to the artifacts and rituals of enslavement, even though they have been proven for what they are, because they feel nostalgia for the emotions they had then. Even when faced with truth, they choose the lie. They're personally, emotionally and financially invested in the lie. Most of these people are not ready to be unplugged and would fight to protect the system that enslaves them. They're all going through the 5 stages of denial with different starting points and rates of progress.