I have a friend from college who is pretty heavily into conspiracy theories, I rarely ever talk to him though, but it was getting extreme and I doubt that trend has stopped with the last few years. He did tell me to buy gold, and I regret not listening to him to be honest. My dad has started spouting conspiracies, he's upset with Android and sworn off of them because he had a bad experience from the cheap-ass tablets and phones he bought off of eBay. Well no shit Sherlock! He reckons Google is out to record everything about your life (they are), and that Microsoft are evil (they are), so he has come to the conclusion that Apple iPads are the only safe device out there (Oh dear, oh dear oh dear.) I don't live with him, but last I heard he has started spouting anti-vaxx rhetoric at my sister... Oh, and they live in Australia.