Though I am sadly well aware of all three characterizations, I didn't mean any of them. Despite how I often present here, I don't seriously subscribe to any wild conspiracies.

However, Annunaki has more or less pierced through to mainstream consciousness. I find it convenient shorthand to organize my thoughts and explain my positions. Similar to how a geneticist will often attribute desires to genes when discussing evolutionary processes.

Whether it's archons of demonic power, amoral business interests, sociopathic mafias, or just the darker side of humanity expressing itself, is unclear... a variable. But what is clear is that that variable exists, and has a very real, measurable impact on the world. Ignoring it because it is a black box because it has been shamed to the fringes is to do so at great peril. Besides, let's not forget that the term "conspiracy theory" was coined by the government after the JFK assassination.