What are your thoughts on true crime as a genre?

I think it's immensely socially harmful bc it teaches people to be scared of their neighbors by hyperfocusing on a very, very small minority of dangerous freaks. Crime is obviously a real problem but serial killers are rare. Widespread, largely unwarranted social distrust is a huge part of what's destroying our country.

That said, it's fine to enjoy it if you approach it with some level of self awareness and avoid internalizing that paranoia. Sort of like how it's fine to watch porn as long as you don't internalize the warped sexual expectations that it contributes to in some people.