> Given a situation in which they have zero knowledge, they will assume a conspiracy, cheating, corruption, malice, or some kind of deliberate inequality or unfairness in which they are the disadvantaged party.

That's baloney. People have knowledge of Epstein. They see strong evidence he trafficked children (police findings), and strong good evidence he hung around rich and powerful people (photographs). The can see he was under trial for conspiracy, and that his two prison guards were convicted for conspiracy, and that his partner, Maxwell, was convicted of conspiracy. You'd have to be cynical to assume people put no thought into their beliefs.