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I’m interested in why some see conspiracy in everything and some see conspiracy in nothing. I always urge to start with the rational explanation. Sometimes the rational explanation is that there was a conspiracy. Unfortunately “conspiracy theories” has become a phrase used to discredit any idea which goes against the mainstream narrative. It’s the people at the extremes that really fascinate me because in a way there’s an absolute refusal to question. One refuses to question the story they’ve been told. The other refuses to question themselves, their own knowledge base, and their bias. It is the refusal to question I find dangerous.

Fiat Shenanigans 🤡🌎 2y ago

Some people have a persecution complex where they think people are out to get them and they see conspiracy everywhere. Some people are just reasonably suspicious of unusual coincidences. My general of thumb for judging any conspiracy theory is the fact that it's extremely difficult to maintain a conspiracy with more than a dozen people involved. So whenever somebody says that the infamous "they" are doing this or that, ask yourself: 'How many people would have to be in on it to pull this off?'

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Mallory 2y ago

I think that’s a very good rule of thumb. I do believe you can have situations where people act on good faith when they were given bad intelligence by a small group of conspirators.