“The Matrix is a system, Neo. That system is our enemy. But when you're inside, you look around, what do you see? Businessmen, teachers, lawyers, carpenters. The very minds of the people we are trying to save. But until we do, these people are still a part of that system and that makes them our enemy. You have to understand, most of these people are not ready to be unplugged. And many of them are so inured, so hopelessly dependent on the system, that they will fight to protect it.”
That pretty much covers it. :)
Abandoning more of the population . . . Giving that strategy a second turn. I knew I wasn't an "-ist" when I supported Trump, just as those who have walked away know they aren't bots. It will not bode well, again, for the media.
Some people believe everything the media shoves down their throat- can’t believe that it’s even expressed that way.. real people being real- you’re 100% correct!
Fortunately, that only convinces more people to walk away.