I think it depends on how you define "clued in". They are aware of its existence but aren't just ignorant of how it works but outright apathetic and hostile to anything which goes against their personal narrative.
Just look at the "Google selling your data" being uncritically accepted when five minutes of thought would conclude it is the last thing Google would want (even a better search algorithim would find it hard to bootstrap on user base and comparable training time) or the casual John Yoo worthy torture of the definition of monopoly to include Goddamned Netflix when whining about FAANG monopolies. That level of generalization and stereotyping is like blaming the Amish for flying planes into the World Trade center because both are radical Sbraham religions.
Just look at the "Google selling your data" being uncritically accepted when five minutes of thought would conclude it is the last thing Google would want (even a better search algorithim would find it hard to bootstrap on user base and comparable training time) or the casual John Yoo worthy torture of the definition of monopoly to include Goddamned Netflix when whining about FAANG monopolies. That level of generalization and stereotyping is like blaming the Amish for flying planes into the World Trade center because both are radical Sbraham religions.