HN loves its conspiracy theories. It's filled with people that are of above average intelligence and like to think to themselves they've "figured it all out" an

HN loves its conspiracy theories. It's filled with people that are of above average intelligence and like to think to themselves they've "figured it all out" and are able to peel back the curtain to see what's"really going on". Also prominent on HN is a strong dislike of institutions, perhaps because people here tend to be a little different from the majority of people and so have an innate outsider mentality, leading them to mistrust of the status quo. So they are continually trying to find ways to pin malicious intent on institutions. They are primed to expect conspirational thinking so they see it even when the reality is not so sinister.