It's also why it's hard to try to talk to people about any of this stuff we've learned about for ourselves. People think you're crazy when you say anything..especially that their leaders have been behind much of the reasons for it.
From Thomas Gray's poem, Ode on a Distant Prospect of Eton College 1742): "Where ignorance is bliss, 'tis folly to be wise."
Lack of knowledge results in happiness
Portuguese: a ignorância é uma bênção (ignorance is a blessing)