Article from the Guardian about how the writer's husband went down the conspiracy rabbit hole.
Some mention of FMOTL beliefs, and a guest appearance by Matrix Freedom.
https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyl ... y-theorist
my husband also believed that nanoparticles in the Covid-19 vaccine would be used to integrate us with the Internet of Things (if the vaccine didn’t kill us from myocarditis first); that digital ID would limit our travel and affect financial independence; that debt was a social construct and could be avoided using “maritime law”; and that only cryptocurrency could save us.
The next day, I woke to find the car being clamped for an “unlawful” fine that Arlo had challenged. One of many, as it turned out. The dog needed walking and I needed the car to get to the park. I was fuming. I stormed out to meet the bailiff without shoes on my feet and a face like thunder.
“This is my husband, right?” He read out the name on the paperwork, as if it needed confirming.
I stumbled attempting to explain Arlo’s rationale for nonpayment (something to do with strawmen and maritime law), before stabbing my pin number into the bailiff’s card machine and parting with £600. He gave me a tight smile, intended to show empathy. “Yup. I hear it more and more, that conspiracy talk.”
It was summer and Arlo had been hanging out at a London wellness space founded by some conspiracy theorists, where he heard about a company called Matrix Freedom. Without my knowledge, Arlo paid them £8,000 to write off his loans, credit card and mortgage debt using “maritime law” and access webinars about the process.
