According to one of those SOF youtubers who recently did a video telling his audience not to hold SOF influencers up as heros, or hope your children grow up to become like them- he described the selection process as finding people on the sociopathic/narcissistic spectrum who are basically capable of doing fucked up shit, not feeling bad and being able to compartmentalise or rationalise that behavior effectively enough to not be too dangerous when re-integrated into society.

Q and most conspiracy stuff really hooks people on that spectrum too, I think, being in the know, being better than the sheeple masses etc. Add in an incentive to feel like all the time you spent learning how to be an efficient murderer is useful "just in case" etc. I can see why it attracts them.

I have a friend who has flip flopped all over the ideological spectrum over the years. They are over their most chuddy shit now and despite being a south asian trans girl, most of their friendship circle are ex-SOF. "They're good guys." etc. That friend has never been mentally stable and was deep in the Q hole for a while so I imagine that's why she so easily bonds with the boys from the 101st drag you out of bed brigade (or whatever.)