I was talking to my husband about this the other day (my daughter is a bit like this with the conspiracy theories) and I’ve come to realise it is a way to cope with what we can’t control, and what we have no frame of reference for. That is, a deadly virus sweeping the world and killing us. Far better to blame a conspiracy conspiracy because it’s safer. So if someone is rattling off about conspiracy theories I’ve learned not to try and rationalise with them, because being rational doesn’t help. I just smile and nod in sympathy then change the subject. You can’t argue with people who feel like this, they can cope with conspiracies, they can’t cope with deadly viruses. Anyone else think like me?