I think you are looking at this wrongly.

I see it as it has been this way for a long time. It's just the illusion and veil is now failing. The magician messed up on a slight of hand early in his routine and the audience no longer cares for the rest of the show. They had the people so mind controlled for so long but over stepped their bounds and exposed themselves. Things will never go back for them. Gen Z has the best chance at becoming critical thinkers of any generation in the past IMO.