For some reason, technology seems to perpetuate the illusion for those who have it that everyone does, and then, like an ironic slap in the face, it makes it true.
По каким-то причинам технологии увековечили иллюзию  у тех, кто ею обладал, а потом, словно пощечина по лицу, воплотили её в жизнь.