I've tried the analogy of floating down a river. You can't feel the current while going with the flow. Everything is calm and the trip is pleasant, until you Suddenly hit the rocks. By contrast, the moment you start fighting the current, "uh-oh" comes very quickly and you're exhausted by the time you reach safety.

The analogy never caught on because not enough people of my acquaintance have ever floated down a river. Turned out, Covid lockdowns were the first non-holiday vacation they'd taken in years, if not since childhood. I was ranting about "fifteen days to flatten the curve" lies while they were exploring the new joy of relaxation. Ah, so that's why they Trusted the Science.

It isn't just "drift", however. It's also a lack of perceived alternatives. Normals let themselves become dependent upon a System, so they're open to considering a different System, but self-reliance is rejected on first principles. Which is why the devil has waged a silent war on everything from sole proprietorships to arable farmland... he doesn't want us to have alternatives... which is also why his minions, oh so smart, never understand the need for redundancy and contingency.