Yes, yes they are.
Seems like wearing the face diaper and being jabbed with experimental gene-therapy injections makes them feel like they're part of something exciting. Almost like they themselves are part of the "New Elites".
Not to mention, making them feel "thaaaaaaaaaaafe". (spoken in the lisping voice of Tindy Bwady). Heh.
Ahhhh yes, the "In" crowd. Didn't like it when I was a teen, still don't like it now. Doing something because it's what everyone's doing.
Way back in High School, we chose, by vote, our class song - "Free Bird" by Lynyrd Skynyrd. But the "in" crowd wanted the "Theme from Mahogany" by Diana Ross (aka "Do You Know Where You're Going To"). Well, Free Bird won the vote soundly, but guess which piece they played at our commencement - yep, the Theme from Mahogany.
My first lesson in politics.