Do you work in science? Because since I have, I agree with some of the "conspiracy theories". I didn't before but as someone who'd always been fascinated with k

Do you work in science? Because since I have, I agree with some of the "conspiracy theories". I didn't before but as someone who'd always been fascinated with knowledge, research and human progress from a young age, I was thoroughly disappointed when I discovered the reality of it isn't as I had imagined in my almost religious belief in science. The reality was I found people who worked in it like a regular job. They were not driven by by a desire to further truth and expand human knowledge, but rather just like most other people they care about their salaries, funding, promotions, intrigues/political games, etc. The mistake is thinking there must be a conspiracy to make it true. In reality it's just human nature and group behavior. One might think some of the most critical thinkers work in science, and it can be true in some cases, but more often than not those are actually the ones that get filtered out. Ironically, you must not question too much if you're a researcher who wants to receive funding. The safest thing to do is research one of the latest hypes and have findings similar to what other groups find. Don't go against the current, that gets you in trouble.