Especially now, since the Powers that Be have algorithms at hand, be alert to apparently unrelated things going wrong at the same time. No need to suppose a vast conspiracy when there's this much consumer data to be gained. When 'sorrows come not single spies, but in battalions,' there's always a possibility that nefarious types might be using psychological conditioning on a rather large scale to increase their power in certain situations.
You'll rarely find an attorney who walks into the room and tells you what a bad day they're having. Shows the gaps in the armor.