We have retreated into a simplified, and often completely fake version of the world.

Simplifying a complex situation is actually very good and essential, but simplification becomes nefarious when simplified in error (either on purpose or not on purpose) resulting in mass deception and error. When the people question it (as they should), those simplifiers say "It's complicated". The phrase "it's complicated" has obscured many simple truths throughout all of history, because people value "simplicity" over "truth".

Reality is complex, lies are even more complex. A complex lie does not become truth by simplifying it, it just becomes more palatable and believable. Our understanding of reality must be simplified, but it also must not be defiled with lies.