Gullible. Pragmatic would be a person who doesn't worry about completely made up things - not the case.
>these laws hardly affect the average Joe so why should he care
That's where I completely disagree and I encourage you to read more about how this is an overreach. I won't link anything specific to prevent nitpicking but googling "chat control summary" should bring some ideas at least.
>There is some wisdom in not worring about future hypotheticals until they actually happen
Well this isn't a hypothetical, it's another step towards overreach and should be at least exposed. It's literally the boiling frog apologue [1]. When it actually happens we may already be burned alive - metaphorically speaking, hopefully - and there won't be much else left to do.
