The Red Pill and the Blue Pill

I understand why people get wrapped up in it and go down those rabbit holes, but I strongly advocate steering well clear of it. It's not ultimately enlightening. If you knew the actual truth about many things in your day to day life, starting with what other people think of you - that does not make for a happy and contented life. You don't need or want to know absolutely everything in the world, whether it's true or not. That's not to say I want to live in total ignorance and just be drifting along, ignoring everything that's going on in the world. I want the world to move in a positive direction. There are parallels with what you're talking about