Maybe there’s a cage stage. Some people can be smug for sure. Some just want to fit in with the newfound culture, with sometimes some cultish aspects (not reflective of the whole though) But in my experience, if the purchase coincides with the red pilling of their understanding of government, finance and inflation the result is a very strong emotional response. And that I can’t really fault. During COVID literal years of people savings were inflated away by the printer, learning of that does something to you.