The greatest danger is that they believe they are thinking independently. Those seemingly separate, opposing outlets — left‑wing and right‑wing media — only argue over superficial points. Beneath it all, they share the same core set of “political correctness”. All the bickering on the surface robs people of the ability to genuinely question the underlying premises. Humans are shaped by information. Long immersed in this environment, people develop a deep‑seated illusion that they are thinking for themselves, while actually losing the capacity for fundamental questioning. This problem may have long existed, yet remained well hidden. It has only been laid bare over the issue of China. China is simply too large and too successful to be obscured. The dominant narratives deviate so drastically from reality that they defy common sense. This stark disconnect between lived reality and official storytelling has given people a chance to perceive this underlying conditioning.