CONSPIRACY THEORIES – conspiracy theories are fun! They make us feel unique and important because we believe we KNOW something that large numbers of people do not. “I’m smart… you are dumb” is a pretty easy way to feel good about yourself.
Conspiracies are fun and interesting to think about too, but the idea that LARGE CONSPIRACIES could be taking place all around us is pretty doubtful.
Here’s why.
People are TERRIBLE at keeping secrets.
I mean seriously, terrible at keeping their mouths shut. We all LOVE to show off how smart, in the know, unique and interesting we are with KNOWLEDGE that we and ONLY we possess.
A few folks – CAN – keep a secret, but the larger the conspiracy, the greater number of secret keepers there must be. Offer secret keepers money, offer them sex, or just offer them the ego-boost of BEING THE PERSON that BLEW THE WHISTLE on this big huge conspiracy and most folks would “spill the beans” in a heart-beat.
BAD SECRET KEEPERS EXAMPLE – David Copperfield is the most successful and richest illusionist on the planet. He’s literally a billionaire! He owns an ISLAND. He’s rich and powerful! For several years after David toured with his AMAZING “flying” trick, local stage crew at theaters I’d play would ask me, unsolicited, if I wanted to know how he did the flying trick. Understand, they’d already – EACH ONE OF THEM – signed a NDA (non-disclosure-agreement) to NOT share this secret. And, most important of all, David has armies of lawyers on retainer and he could sue them so badly their grandchildren’s grandchildren would still be paying off the $$$ they’d owe him.
But nope… they didn’t care.
The desire to share a secret that THEY KNEW and only a few others knew – superseded – $$$ it might cost them or even upholding the honor of a legal agreement they’d signed with a billionaire.
Lots of conspiracy theories exist but they probably have NO REAL SUBSTANCE to them, because they exist on rumor, here-say, and a great deal of circumstantial evidence, but no ACTUAL evidence.
Want to know the truth?
Find folks that are PART of the conspiracy and they will eventually BLAB, it just too juicy not to. I MEAN conspiracy theories might be true, but if the Earth really were flat, I’m sure there is a slightly tipsy pilot in some hotel lobby bar, right now, bragging about it.
