Why would your employer insist you see a shrink instead of sending you for a piss test and fire you for failing, if they wanted to get rid of you? The only rationale I can make out of it is that they really didn't care if you toked or not (because they probably do themselves?), and they were trying to be somewhat compassionate maybe?

But maybe my social-economic group just does things differently. Instead of video taping the dude, if he was harassing me, I would have marched him back into my office and had a little chat with him. People only dish out shit to those willing to put up with it.

As far as Spielberg goes, I love him. He gets off on making sly references to films that have influenced him, etc. But as far as him being clued into some clandestined conspiracy, I'm highly skeptical.

You said it yourself though. If there is some monkey business going on, it's only power is shock, awe and fear. You've got to learn the power of 'not giving a shit' what some sneeky asshole is up to, man. By doing so you've completely incapacitated any power they have over you. And if it is just paranoia, think of all the energy you've wasted fretting about nothing when there are very real problems in life to be dealt with.

Conspiracies are fun and mysterious for sure. But I've never known of anyone shrewd, resourceful and intelligent enough to actually pull a good one off. And even if they could, what would be the point?