"Conspiracy theories" don't look like going away. This isn't because people are stupid but because sometimes seemingly crazy ideas are right on the money.
Catherine Fitts here elaborates a comprehensive conspiracy theory. The question: is it a good one?

On the money, literally:
If the "war on terror" aimed to preserve dollar hegemony, the 2008 crash showed the attempt was ultimately futile. The new "war on virus" provides the conditions for an entirely new transaction system, which is no longer a currency but a control system.

Afoot is a transition from democratic process to technocratic control. An economic war saps resistance: Since April we've seen global billionaires increase their net worth by 27%. There is also a consolidation of wealth and power of affluent nations vis a vis weaker nations.

The "craziest" bit of the conspiracy theory is its emphasis on transhumanism. Stuff like the use of nanotechnology for injectable brain-machine interfaces. But then you see that DARPA's been developing these for some time. https://singularityhub.com/2019/06/05/darpas-new-project-is-investing-millions-in-brain-machine-interface-tech/

Brain-machine interfacing does not need to be super-sophisticated. For combined with cohesive media messaging, simple stimuli of anxiety or delight could be created in subjects sufficient to keep them compliant. Let's face it, even basic behavioural psychology ruses achieve that!

In the view of Fitts, "We're now in the trap, but the door hasn't shut. Transparency can still blow the game."
So we still have a little time to study what's going on - how central banking, big pharma, info tech, mega corporations and the media all work together, against the 99%.

So, to repeat: in an era where dismissing critical thinking as 'conspiracy theory' is a default reaction of those hostile to it, the interesting question to address is not whether someone is a 'conspiracy theorist' but how good is their theory. Some are worth examining carefully.