Thi Nguyen believes that "if you still hold to the old idea of intellectual autonomy" then anti-vax and conspiracy theories are a natural outcome, because not everyone can learn everything enough to the degree that they become an expert in everything in a complex world.

https://www.preposterousuniverse.com/podcast/2021/10/18/169-c-thi-nguyen-on-games-art-values-and-agency/