Great post, you nailed it. That's why the Wall Street Journal tried to take down PewDiePie - he has something around 13x the reach that they do, so they started producing hit pieces to kill his sponsors.
Everyone in cryptocurrencies has probably experienced other people calling them crazy. If you think you have an investment that is going to go up by 100x, you are wrong if everyone doesn't think you are crazy. For you to make $100, some 100 other people have to lose $1. Nobody ever made money long-term following everybody else.
Interesting fact. For the first time the people gain back control over media and influence.
And I agree we need to think for ourselves. Nothing great has ever come from walking a path, most have walked already.