> As for the supposed objectivity of the "weird nerd", I don't know what to say. I have met more conspiracy theorists in my interactions with "weird nerds" than

> As for the supposed objectivity of the "weird nerd", I don't know what to say. I have met more conspiracy theorists in my interactions with "weird nerds" than in my everyday interactions with normal people. Conspiracy theorists are people who are obsessed with the "truth", so your observation supports the statement. Being a conspiracy theorist isn't self serving, the only reason to be one is that you care so much about the truth to ostracize yourself. When such people have a well calibrated mind we call them geniuses, but most people get things wrong here and there and then they become conspiracy theoriests since they chase stupid theories.