I agree with you, but something bothers me about your wording. I think it's the idea that the people doing the conspiratorial-imaginary things could switch course and do something productive. I very much wish that were the case. But the times I engage with the conspiratorial people and try to convey that there are ways to regain your autonomy, they seem to end up "othering" me for not just echoing their mumbo jumbo talking points.

I'm talking something very simple like trying to get across to them that GPS satellites do not "track you", but rather it's software on your phone itself that is betraying your location. They just don't seem interested when I say that they can choose better apps, or even point out that my phone gives up much much less surveillance data than theirs. It's like they don't even consider it possible to self-actualize, and all the conspiratorial nonsense is just a coping mechanism.

Perhaps this could change with an off-the-shelf Free anti-surveillance device (just use this and your problems will be solved), that would gain popularity via social proof among themselves. I just don't think the energy, money, or interest to develop such devices are going to come from said communities.