"Conspiracy theorist", I have found, is a tool of the intellectually lazy to justify their lack of inclination to pursue avenues of knowledge and research that are foreign to them.
Anyone that researches deeply or #deepdives will undoubtedly be led to being called a conspiracy theorist. I know from experience and I'm sure a lot of of have had the same happen!
Agreed, and to your point about #deepdives being labeled "conspiracy theorists" I think a lot of people misunderstand what doing deep research is all about. First and foremost we're interested in investigative journalism and research but we're not afraid to dive into taboo and fringe subject matter. It's really a matter of being open to possibilities and definitely not parading around like we have all the answers as if we're the only ones that know the truth.