Sounds like bullshit. You are talking about personas, like they're action figures or something. "the conspiracy theorist" "the spy" "the trusty shieldbarer"

Sounds like bullshit. You are talking about personas, like they're action figures or something. "the conspiracy theorist" "the spy" "the trusty shieldbarer" Then you did a mini plot to tell a small storyline that attaches itself to the conversation. I can do that too if I want. If you do it to help people, then it's good. If you are doing it to confuse someone or get advantage, then it's a dick move. Raising those issues about "suspecting everything" is something that I've been exposed to my whole life. Specially in the last years, it has been more intense. Instead, I believe the stronger position is to believe in human kindness. A healthy mixture of skepticism and trust that cannot be put in a box. Being good without being a fool. Which entails the act of sometimes entertaining the dumb conspiracy agitator or other disruptive personalities. The more you do it, the harder it is for toxic people. They quickly get into a very previsible box and even pretend they like it.