more and more normies start thinking that they know anything about tech

There isn't "more ignorance" in the world than before. Like all ignorance it knows no boundaries, but takes some time to find new ones and then exceed them again.

This is what school does to people. Which is all part of the same system. When they can't physically control something, they turn on the media machine, and scare everyone into compliance.

It's the same thing with a slightly new spin. It's next door to "think of the children!"