Your argument illustrates the difference between ignorance and stupidity.
You can fix ignorance by information.
You can’t fix stupid.
The premise is correct. We, as a society, have become flat out stupid.
Sheep. Prime for shearing.
Your observation reminds me of the Yuri Bezmenov interview (I'm pretty sure this is the right video) wherein he describes the KGB's plan for subverting a nation's will, IIRC it's the "normalization" step.