> It was like I possessed secret insider knowledge they all craved. I suspect people who believe in conspiracy theories feel the same way. Then why are they al

> It was like I possessed secret insider knowledge they all craved. I suspect people who believe in conspiracy theories feel the same way. Then why are they always trying to spread their theories far and wide? Why wouldn't they do what you did and be "positively gleeful knowing that I knew more than them?" How common are conspiracies throughout written human history? Why would modern history be any different?