It helps when all of these conspiracy theories get proved true day after day.
So, there's that.
The real question is, why are people so close minded and sure of their world view not to believe in conspiracy theories.
So, there's that.
The real question is, why are people so close minded and sure of their world view not to believe in conspiracy theories.
Even the utterly nonsense can become a way to simplify the world and hold it all in your head, like a videogame. The attraction comes not from the plausibility of it but rather, the simplicity after a few challenging obstacles of understanding.
IE: flat earth become a rather easy way to simplify global politics and ruling classes. It's not obviously absurd, as there's a few steps in reaching this "enlightenment"