How do students not realize that academia is presently the gatekeepers of conspiring elites? Why is it so hard to believe in conspiracy theories when these klutzes behave so suspiciously?

It takes a lot of inner conviction to question society and the status quo. Most people are basically meat robots. They were programmed since children to behave a certain way. This is easily observable behavior. Simply asking questions and inviting people to ponder certain theories will make these NPC types uncomfortable. They will push back against questioning what they have been programmed to believe. You can sense their fear of being excluded by their NPC friends and families, simply because they dared to entertain a thought. Schools in general are designed to produce NPCs... especially higher education. You are literally punished or rewarded for the way you think and behave. There are of course exceptions, but in recent years because of the woke infestation, any free-thinkers that are left are hiding in the shadows.

I was also like this until I grew up and decided to think for myself. Absolutely nothing is out of being questioned and examined. Ideas should never be feared, and even the most dangerous ones can be handled with care to make sure you stay grounded in truth.