• peto (he/him)@lemm.ee
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    4 days ago

    The thing about serial killing is that it requires you to leave the house and meet new people, and frankly, that sounds like a lot of hassle I don’t need.

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    4 days ago

    There are a lot more people meeting this description who aren’t serial killers than there are serial killers. So it must be some else that all the serial killers have in common that doesn’t apply to the rest.

    What could this be?

    They all had a documentary made about them. Therefore, to avoid becoming a serial killer if above description fits you, you should prevent people from making documentaries about you.

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      4 days ago

      But more seriously, a lot of them have a history of animal cruelty when they were kids so if you do then… Go see a psychologist?

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      Most of them had also history of some head injury either in infancy or young life. They probably already had APD (and most also abuse) but a lot of traumatized and even APD people are not serial killers. The head injury may also have been a factor

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    3 days ago

    I feel this is more truthful about Hollywood movies. When you watch a documentary, it’s often: “he was a family guy”, “nobody thought he could do this”, “he was so charming”, etc.

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    Some were married. Gacy, the BTK, bundy.

    And then you have cult leaders who are the opposite of lonely.

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    3 days ago

    “It’s the quiet ones you gotta watch”. You know that one, eh? Every time you see a story about a serial killer on T.V, what do they do? They bring on the neighbor. And the neighbor says “Well, he was always very quiet.” And someone in the room says “It’s the quiet ones you gotta watch." This sounds to me like a very dangerous assumption. I will bet you anything that while you’re watching a quiet one, a noisy one will farking kill you!

    Suppose you’re in a bar and one guy is reading a book, not bothering anybody and another guy is standing at the bar with a machete banging it on the counter and saying “I’LL KILL THE NEXT MOTHERFARKER WHO COMES IN HERE!” ……who you gonna watch? You’re goddamn right" - George Carlin

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    4 days ago

    Have friends, the rest fits. Should I be looking into a new career? I feel like serial killing has potential to be very fulfilling work!

  • leanleft@lemmy.ml
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    2 days ago

    im just trying to debug my laundry card. i dont have time for that shit. lol