The wealthier one is, the more channels they have to access information, and the clearer they become. They can perceive, albeit faintly, that this is indeed the correct course of action.
In the future, Yu Liang found this phenomenon puzzling because he had never heard of the rich willingly joining the riots in their own district. Ze had a simple explanation for this.
The cognition of the masses is the cognition of Cyber City, the cognition of Cyber City is the cognition of Original Strange Talk, and the cognition of Original Strange Talk...
is the fact itself.
Thus, all faith is answered, and "God" is everything.
When "public opinion" converges, the most prudent course of action is to follow it, for only by following can one have a chance to survive.
Those who are able to become the upper class of the wealthy have obviously internalized this principle so thoroughly that they joined the ranks of the mob without hesitation.