It's puzzling that people find it surprising that the situation caused speculation and "conspiracy theories." It's frustrating that the phrase "conspiracy theo

It's puzzling that people find it surprising that the situation caused speculation and "conspiracy theories." It's frustrating that the phrase "conspiracy theory" is used as a way to dismiss skepticism. I hear more and more hand-wringing that conspiracy theories needs to somehow be addressed. And it's annoying that given how complex the situation is, and how little transparency in the market there is, we think that one narrative by authorities should be taken at face value. If you truly dislike conspiratorial thinking, then it seems the best possible reaction is to reply calmly explaining to the conspiratorialists what happened and buttressing counter-claims of the skepticism where it exists.