Max Azzarello, who set himself on fire in NYC, was a CT loon, obsessed with crypto being part of a fascist global coup

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22. I never said he wasn't mentally ill but only discussing his apparent history of CT writings.

It is not a given that progressive disorientation, conspiracy theories, and media-driven/influenced paranoia could not have preceded a full mental breakdown. It is not a "given" he was chronically mentally ill. We may find out eventually. Regardless, even those with diagnosed (and medically treated) severe mental illness--including schizophrenia--can be pushed over the edge by paranoia-inciting exposures. In some cases, a "chicken v egg"--which came first phenomenon.

If you think that mental breakdown and even progressive mental illness cannot be induced--including by drug use/abuse, intense sleep deprivation and other phenomenon, read about the LSD experiments the CIA did on otherwise "bright and mentally healthy" employees in the 50s-60s. Here's a start:
https://www.npr.org/2019/09/09/758989641/the-cias-secret-quest-for-mind-control-torture-lsd-and-a-poisoner-in-chief

No, I am certainly not suggesting this man was a victim of the above, only that we may find that he had not had a history of diagnosed or even suspected mental illness--only progressive obsessive beliefs in his conspiracy theories--which may or may not have likewise reflected some mental disorder.