You're right, and I think that's where you lose a lot of people. In uncovering awful behaviors among the rich and powerful, a lot of people have this deep desire to uncover a "vast global conspiracy" when 9/10 its just people in power making the most selfish possible choices in a situation that already wasn't great.
Unfortunately.
It doesn't even have to be a "vast global conspiracy" it is simply people with power doing what they have always done to maintain their power.
We are officially at the point where the "bad guys'" defense is literally causing cognitive dissonance in the masses.
What comes next is not going to be pretty.
You're right, and I think that's where you lose a lot of people. In uncovering awful behaviors among the rich and powerful, a lot of people have this deep desire to uncover a "vast global conspiracy" when 9/10 its just people in power making the most selfish possible choices in a situation that already wasn't great.