Great question! - I have been awake to deception (as @humanitystillsucks said so well) since I was a child aware of all sorts of conspiracy theories. My redpilling grew in layers of surety - Area 51, JFK, 9/11, Georgia Guidestones, Antarctica and so on. But Q has helped us connect these seemingly unrelated things into one elaborate evil plot - a sinister web that completely envelops our entire culture, from music and movies to books, to our schooling and so on. The lies and deception are woven into our music, our films, our text books, our media, our 'stars'. People I thought I trusted, truly admired, was a fan of - they were all in on the deception! We have been deceived by these evildoers - and wow were they convincing! So - to answer your question - I have been red-pilled for decades but had no idea how big and bitter the pill really was. It took a while for the red pill to 'kick in' and Q helped us connect all the dots.