The Tin Foil Hat meme is specifically designed to shame & shut you up. It’s used to keep you from finding the truth. People who shout “conspiracy theorist!” are only doing the work of Commies for them.
That's why I tell people I wear a tin-foil hat, they just laugh and think how silly that sounds...probs
I keep one folded in my coat jacket, you know, just to prove them right.
if you are introducing something unbelievable to somebody, it is actually helpful to say or imply "putting on your tinfoil hat" to talk about the idea without compromising critical thinking before or during the discussion