As a bit of a conspiracy theorist myself, I would have to disagree. I'm honestly thankful when a presumed conspiracy is verified and adopts mass support. The Sn

As a bit of a conspiracy theorist myself, I would have to disagree. I'm honestly thankful when a presumed conspiracy is verified and adopts mass support. The Snowden leaks are a great example. People forget that pre-2013, USA mass surveillance was a conspiracy theory. James Clapper lied under oath to downplay the scope of the surveillance, and anyone who suggested this was a conspiracy theorist. I was considered a conspiracy theorist among certain friend groups. WMD in Iraq is another example that was very frustrating. Powerful people have conspired to commit crimes all throughout history. It seems we need a new word to describe this, because I guess conspiracy means something different to most people.