The important thing about 'conspiracy theories'® is that you have charlatans trying to profit off them by misleading people. What I mean is that if they come ac

The important thing about 'conspiracy theories'® is that you have charlatans trying to profit off them by misleading people. What I mean is that if they come across information that hurts their narrative, they won't share it, while continuing to posture as honest investigators in search of the truth. And for the readers it's hard to detect this fundamental dishonesty (how do you know what you haven't been told?). This isn't to say that there are no conspiracies, and people aren't justified in looking for explanations, but this mechanism of deceit is what makes it a controversial/goofball topic.