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This is only my speculation as a non-expert who grew up in the 9/11 era.
There will always be conspiracy theories about everything, in large part because people feel a need both to be smarter than everyone else and to have an explanation for why things happen. The world is a big, chaotic place and it's scary to think about how few things are really under control by a small number of people because in reality they're the result of the infinitely complex interactions that make up life and society on our planet.
America was a country that had really not been threatened on its home turf since Pearl Harbor and many living in the 90s truly believed that we were untouchable on our own continent. It was a rude awakening when we saw that we were not and that others could hurt us if they really wanted to.
As a leftist I've never really liked these conspiracy theories in large part because they reek of American exceptionalism, whether intentionally or not. America is too powerful so it had to be an inside job. Our engineering is too good so it had to be a controlled demolition.
No, we got punched in the face, and I think that a lot of people not being able to accept that is a big part of where the conspiracy theories come from.
"People think it had to be an inside job because they think no one else could hurt America." Am I reading that right? That is the most bonkers anti-conspiracy take I've ever heard.
People believe conspiracies are real because they don't trust the government. I don't know if you're aware, but they're absolutely fucking right. The government isn't even trying to hide their conspiracies now.