Quote Originally Posted by lardy View Post
Some find it reassuring to think that there are 'dark forces' that control everything, and if they can be overcome once and for all then we'll all be ok, rather than the people in charge not really knowing what they're doing and cocking up constantly. It's nicer to think that everything is planned out, even if it's by someone evil, and not just an endless blundering shitshow.
I'm sure there are loads of real conspiracies out there - aka people and groups with power and wealth acting in their own self interest, as they have done throughout history. There are also endless cock-ups and unintended consequences. The cock-up theory of history is sadly under-rated. Where it gets infantile and stupid is where this is all reduced to some cunning masterplan directed by a cartoon Dr Evil from his bunker under Geneva (Gluey) or Dallas (Organ), and every random player who influences events is co-opted as an agent of this dastardly successor of the Illuminati.