He is and was exceptionally bitter about the fact he "got the vaccine wrong" and that "no one could've known that it was a bad idea" But besides that obvious lapse in logical thinking, your 3rd sentence is likely accurate. Chances are, he's extremely limited in who he communicates with, and echo-chambers himself in certain areas of the internet rather than actually discoursing with those of opposing opinions. It's not heroic to realize any of this he's going through. He's still been incredibly rash and resistant to either side. He's literally the fool card of the tarot, so to speak