I think downward mobility is a significant factor. People doing well in life have little reason to reach for these fringe ideas. People that aren't doing so wel

I think downward mobility is a significant factor. People doing well in life have little reason to reach for these fringe ideas. People that aren't doing so well want some sort of explanation, there must be some malevolent outside force driving their misery. And so conspiracy theories become an attractive explanation. I think if we want to rid our society of conspiratorial thinking we need to improve our economy.