It’s more about tribalism and (to rob the term) “virtue signaling” than anything.
There is a niche group really obsessed with autism link conspiracies (and I’m sympathetic to that if they have a struggling neurodivergent kid; its a thing that really dominates their life), but the vast majority of antivax is simple “my side” signaling now.
This is my impression.
It’s more about tribalism and (to rob the term) “virtue signaling” than anything.
There is a niche group really obsessed with autism link conspiracies (and I’m sympathetic to that if they have a struggling neurodivergent kid; its a thing that really dominates their life), but the vast majority of antivax is simple “my side” signaling now.