This is a popular meta-conspiracy theory. “It takes too many too keep a secret”. Yes, but not everyone has to stay silent. If you have a lot of resources you ca

This is a popular meta-conspiracy theory. “It takes too many too keep a secret”. Yes, but not everyone has to stay silent. If you have a lot of resources you can buy silence, it is literally a product for purchase (not perfect, but close enough). How do you think Harvey Weinstein got his victims to shut up? How did numerous large companies suppress their own research that their products were harmful, for decades? How did Jeffrey Epstein build a jetset trafficking empire without getting caught (and when he did get caught – the first time – he got a slap on the wrist and no media coverage)? Worst case, if someone refuses to stay silent, you can just label them “disgruntled”, question their character, their mental well-being, claim that they’re in cahoots by some known evil agent, etc etc. Point is.. many conspiracies don’t require perfectly competent agents with perfect knowledge. > If these conspiracies were true Well, quite obviously all theories are not true. The bulk of random conspiracy theories are most certainly bogus, just like most low-effort theorizing by laymen in general. But aggregates don’t make conspiracies impossible.