The term "Conspiracy Theory" itself needs more scrutiny, IMO.
The range of arguments which may be called "conspiracy theories"
is far and wide. And the truth about many theories
only becomes clear after a lot of time.
What the author might have discovered instead is the tendency
of lonely people to seek new belief systems starkly
in contrast to the group they feel alienated from.
The range of arguments which may be called "conspiracy theories" is far and wide. And the truth about many theories only becomes clear after a lot of time.
What the author might have discovered instead is the tendency of lonely people to seek new belief systems starkly in contrast to the group they feel alienated from.