That’s part of the scam - they _absolutely_ depend on elimination of folks who “remember how things used to be”, and essentially dumb down whole swaths of the population in order to foist their schemes. A smart, thrifty, god-fearing populace is a lot tougher to swindle. I don’t know where you live but there are plenty of clueless around here!
But, you are not clueless. I am in West Texas. Where are you?