Yes, the information is out there; the problem is that people just don't give a rats arse.

They'd rather read toilet paper like The Sun and be fed nonsense than read a newspaper with articles that actually cut to the heart of the matter.

The fact that nonsense like religion is given so much respect doesn't help either. If the superstitious nonsense religion comes up with is acceptable then why not all the other idiocy like astrology, tarot cards and so forth; it's all the same stuff after all.

People are raised to be stupid and placid (and I don't think it's a conspiracy, just a failing). People leave education bored to tears with it and unable and certainly unwilling to learn anything. They forget the primary rule that learning is fun, or more likely have have it bored out of them by government targets and incompetent teachers. If we paid teachers more, we'd actually attract more competent ones, instead of rejects that can't get jobs in industry or take on the role to push (brainwash) a political or religious agenda (yes, there some genuine, dedicated, convinced and excellent teachers out there, but I consider them the minority).

The result is that people would rather just "feel" their way through life than think their way through life.