Lots of fear in those comments.
When you believe everything is a conspiracy. Your whole life becomes one. Your whole world view travels through that mental filter. I would not be surprised if they look over their shoulder constantly. Vigilance is good and proper. Hyper-vigilance borders paranoia. With so much conspiracy how can they possibly find any hope or happiness. They can't find it. Its not part of their mental operating system. It is the mental notion that "Everything in general is a conspiracy." Do they trust their car mechanic? Probably not. He is trying to screw them. Why? Its a conspiracy.