Before grappling with the main components of the Great Reset, a history of the idea and its development is in order. The history intersects with “conspiracy theory,” which the Great Reset project seems to generate, as if spontaneously. It is as though the architects of the Great Reset intentionally sprinkle breadcrumbs that lead potential detractors into conspiratorial thinking, thereby discrediting and deflecting legitimate criticism and concerns. To avoid such pitfalls, here I merely present a timeline of this history and leave conjecture to the reader. It’s not as if I am concerned about being labeled a “conspiracy theorist.” As I will discuss in a chapter devoted to the question of conspiracy theory per se, the blithe dismissal and/or routine denigration of conspiracy theories is epistemologically unsound. My aim is to show just why the Great Reset has generated such speculation. (Click here or on title.)