Drug users and psychonauts aren't the rebels they think they are. They are the ultimate beta-testers for the Matrix.
While they LARP as "enlightened" explorers of consciousness, they are actually just fleeing the friction of physical existence. There is no difference between a chemical high and a digital simulation; both are cowardice masked as curiosity.
The "spiritual" trip is just a biological glitch, a cheap shortcut to a feeling of significance that they haven't earned through labor, discipline, or struggle. They don't want the truth, they want a colorful curtain to hide the gray reality of their own stagnation.
If you offered them a pod in the Matrix, they wouldn't fight it. They’d be the first in line, begging for the plug, as long as the simulation stays vibrant and the dopamine keeps flowing. They don't want to wake up; they just want to dream better.