Same coat, different color.
It’s the exact same mental illness that makes people espouse far right views. It is, currently, still more common on the right.
It’s a way to get attention. It’s a way to feel empowered. Arguing with them is feeding their coping mechanism. Either don’t engage or state your position in a positive way that doesn’t attack theirs.
Don’t bother, Meta’s Metaverse is going to blow it away! /s