Conspiracy theories are well-worn highways in popular culture. They serve to fill in the blanks in our gaps of knowledge so that we feel like we have complete and interesting world-views. Can’t understand how a man can become as successful as Jay-Z? He must be part of the Illuminati! Don’t understand the actions of some politicians or think that such high positions are out of reach for ordinary people? They must be lizard people! No, really! My cousin Jesse showed me on Facebook! Wake up, sheeple!
Sadly though, with the country reeling from the effects of a conspiracy gone too far namely through Q-Anon lore that resulted in a reported five deaths near the Capitol in Washington D.C., it’s increasingly evident that these particular conspiracy theorists don’t partake in the general, giant blob of misinformation that has always coexisted with factual news, but, instead, are a symptom of a purely American disease consisting of overreliance on excerpts over experts and partis