[kreek]

> today's "conspiracy theory" is tomorrow's verified fact

Most popular conspiracy theories remain just that, if not provably false. Horrible events do not compute for most, and they reach for alternate answers.

> Conspiracy theories offer easy answers by casting the world as simpler and more predictable than it is. Their popularity may pose a threat to societal well-being.

"threat to societal well-being" written a decade ago, they didn't know how right they were https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/why-people-believ...