My most generous answer is that the world is complicated, and there's a segment of the populace that prides itself on resisting oversimplification, creating a market for contrarian takes, many of which will contain elements of truth or useful correctives even as they risk missing forests for trees.
I think there's still a portion who think the Internet isn't real life or is some niche thing.
Generous, thoughtful answer. Usually find those closer to the truth than the not-so-generous. I ponder that re/my sister-a fairly intelligent person. Has slowly gone maga. Last year proudly said that she was gathering information anywhere but fake media. She resists nuance, not oversimplification.