The author of that answer does not actually think there is a conspiracy. He has written a detailed explanation of what is happening in the form of a lighthearted parody of a hard boiled detective thriller [1]. It's witty.

Someone who got it was Seth, who left the comment referencing the famous line from the noir thriller 'Chinatown' [2].

[1] http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/HardboiledDetecti...

[2] https://www.quora.com/What-is-the-meaning-of-the-line-Forget...