@trochee
I mean, I expect you’re correct not only literally (a bit), but in principle: we’re witness the effect of limited social circles in which the conversation these people are exposed to is both limited and limiting.
Tangential, but I think of Adam Serwer’s description of Samuel Alito: “the entitlement that flows from having no one around you who can tell you what you sound like.” https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2021/10/alito-supreme-court-texas-abortion/620339/