Now I finally got the power of conspiracy theories: They make the world feel more profound, magically and purposeful, because there is more we do not yet understand.

For one day I thought the Basilisk collection was true, and it filled me with wonder and awe: https://suricrasia.online/unfiction...
(I know it's not a conspiracy theory, but I imagine it must be similar if you believe in one of these things and go down the rabbit hole.)