Why is it so common to be interested in true crime when at the same time you're disturbed by it?
from TheReanuKeeves@lemmy.world to nostupidquestions@lemmy.world on 22 Aug 02:56
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jet@hackertalks.com on 22 Aug 02:59 next collapse

Because for most of human existence knowing how somebody got completely destroyed by the local predator was very important to your survival. So an extreme amount of attention paid off for the local threats

EvilEdgelord@sh.itjust.works on 22 Aug 03:09 next collapse

…or…how to evade detectives 😏

Nougat@fedia.io on 22 Aug 04:35 collapse

Don't write down your crimes.

kambusha@sh.itjust.works on 22 Aug 05:26 next collapse

A true-crime podcast that commits crime for likes & subscribers?

Nougat@fedia.io on 22 Aug 05:33 collapse
DeathByBigSad@sh.itjust.works on 22 Aug 05:53 collapse

turns on “killable children” mod in skyrim

benni@lemmy.world on 22 Aug 12:32 collapse

And if you had a dangerous person in your tribe, you better also paid very close attention to their behavior.

DarkCloud@lemmy.world on 22 Aug 03:10 next collapse

“Wow, my life is fucked up, but at least it’s not that fucked up.”

bobs_monkey@lemmy.zip on 22 Aug 06:38 collapse

As my wife is currently rebinging Dexter

DeathByBigSad@sh.itjust.works on 22 Aug 03:26 next collapse

Crime is so fascinating.

Like especially things like terrorism and mass murders

Reading about their fucked up life give me hope, gives perspective on how much better my life is that I did not end up becoming a mass murderer of innocent people.

So if anyone is depressed out there and feeling worthless, remember, you haven’t murdered anyone yet (I assume, right? Anyone murderers on here?) so you’re a very good person by that standards.

(Btw: for those murderers who get released, how the fuck do they find a job, if people with clean records are also having so much trouble finding a job?)

FoxyFerengi@startrek.website on 22 Aug 03:50 collapse

There are programs for people with felonies to find jobs, typically found under “re-entry” or “second chance”. They’re often sucky, poorly paid jobs though.

InternetCitizen2@lemmy.world on 22 Aug 03:41 next collapse

Why Are We Morbidly Curious?

foggy@lemmy.world on 22 Aug 03:56 next collapse

Because you’re disturbed by it.

Sometimes it’s that simple.

Nasan@sopuli.xyz on 22 Aug 04:53 collapse

To expand on this, people tend to think “how could a person do something like this to another person”. We become curious about the mystery of events and/or circumstances that drive people to commit such acts.

null_dot@lemmy.dbzer0.com on 22 Aug 05:13 next collapse

Being disturbed is engaging.

Ziggurat@jlai.lu on 22 Aug 07:01 next collapse

Full story, often quite awful (you never see true crime about a drunk driver, but when a chemistry student uses acid to get rid of his ex gf body it’s get in true crime show), and with a lot of technical and legal details all of that make it interesting provided you have a good narrator

[deleted] on 22 Aug 10:03 next collapse
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slaneesh_is_right@lemmy.org on 22 Aug 11:27 next collapse

People who enjoy murder porn deserve to have their own episode one day. Where some cunt digs through your private life to entertain other weirdos.

rikudou@lemmings.world on 23 Aug 00:47 next collapse

Fear is important for us. And your brain mostly prefers fear that can’t harm you.

humanemployee8189@sh.itjust.works on 23 Aug 06:02 collapse

morbid curiosity is our inherent trait