Who exactly are the biggest conspirators on the planet today? Surely conspiracy theorists themselves are strong contenders. They conspire to tear down rich and powerful people through the use of unproven allegations. Numbers-wise, they form the biggest conspiracy group on earth.

Okay, this suggestion is just a theory. But, at least it's one that has some merit. Far more so than the rubbish these people share daily on our news feeds.

These self-proclaimed geniuses collude to spread claims that the bogeyman is real and continually trying to 'get' us, having shapeshifted into the rich and powerful. If it should eventually prove that - heaven forbid! - the rich and powerful are not trying to kill us off, or zombify us or puppeteer us at every turn, conspiracy theorists are faced with an unthinkable conclusion. It being that those uber-rich and powerful politicians and business people actually earned their lofty stations and wealth in life. That's because they are gifted with mindsets and skillsets which we plebs simply don't possess. Or else, if we do then we don't know how to leverage them.

In other words, winners win because they are natural winners and for losers, it's the same. Therefore, losers and non-winners should never try to second-guess those who do win because they'll most likely be wrong.

What I am suggesting is that conspiracy theory spreaders have examined statements made by high-profile people and cross-referenced them against things which appear to have taken place. They have then deduced the motives of the relevant people by running that 'evidence' through their own mindsets. They have interpreted information both true and false in terms of their own value systems, which are vastly different to the ones possessed by the world's movers and shakers.

Conspiracy theorists are convinced of the accuracy of their conclusions because they know how to add two and two together and come up with four. Sadly, they lack sufficient insight to realise that their logic roughly amounts to adding two apples and two oranges and finding it makes four bananas.

The most popular conspiracy theory doing the rounds about Covid-19 is that various drug companies including GSK and Pfizer were involved in labs in Wuhan mucking about with coronaviruses. Bill Gates, who expressed concern about overpopulation, is reportedly an investor in some of these enterprises experimenting with vaccines. Therefore, the only realistic conclusion in the minds of conspirators is that Covid-19 was released deliberately to both wipe out half of the world's population and make squillions of dollars in the process selling vaccines. That's how it reads to believers, who are convinced beyond redemption that they can't possibly be wrong.

I don't know for certain that they are wrong. However, I see a far more plausible alternative conclusion. I deduce that rich and highly successful people, using their gifts of insight and foresight, took note of the SARS and MERS outbreaks and realised that it was only a matter of time before another strain came along which was far more contagious and far more deadly. Hence, they invested money and resources into relevant research. They bet on a horse that was very likely to win and it did. In the process, it might well deliver them a strong payday. When you examine their life stories you discover that a knack for producing such moments of brilliance are essentially how they became rich and powerful to begin with.

Meanwhile, conspiracy theorists gain the psychological payoff from having an army of fairyland dreamers crawl up their backsides marveling at the cleverness of having seen through the smog and identified 'truth'. I can't see anything else they could possibly gain from it.

** Note that I am not actually certain about the claims made in relation to these investments and activities of these companies and the individuals named. In forming my own conclusion, I have assumed they are at least partially true. Don't quote me on it, though.


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