What are your thoughts on true crime as a genre?
I have a few opinions about it that I’m happy to share but more curious about what you all think
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BlueVeins · 22-25
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.
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.
biandlargeny · 56-60, M
@BlueVeins serial killers are not as rare as once thought
Spectra · 26-30, F
@BlueVeins I’m not sure how rare serial killer are or aren’t but I agree with what you said about it spreading distrust. It’s probably best for people who don’t have that self awareness or already have trust issues not to get into that sort of thing. Reminds me of people who watch too much health/surgery shows and they see one symptom and think they have cancer or something
BlueVeins · 22-25
@Spectra @biandlargeny FBI estimates that there are 25-50 of them at any given time in the US. So at most, 1 in ~6.8 million Americans are serial killers. Your odds of meeting one of these people -- let alone actually being killed by one -- is vanishingly low. If someone kills you, odds are it'll be like, a spouse or close friend or family member. That or a rival gang if you're in one.