• Skyrmir@lemmy.worldEnglish
    22·
    1 天前

    If you averaged out every serial killer, you end up with someone that is remarkably just like me. I’ve learned this isn’t a bit of trivia to mention during job interviews.

    • Hossenfeffer@feddit.ukEnglish
      2·
      1 小时前

      If you averaged out every serial killer, you end up with someone that is remarkably just like me. I’ve learned this isn’t a bit of trivia to mention during job interviews.

      … but it’s a cracking ice-breaker on a first date!

      • Skyrmir@lemmy.worldEnglish
        10·
        1 天前

        Serial killers skew white, male, under middle age, have a developmental trauma, tend to work alone, have impulse control issue, lack of empathy and manipulative behavior. As compared to the general populace.

        • NannerBanner@literature.cafe
          12·
          1 天前

          Serial killers skew white

          This is one of those times where racism strikes again. Serial killers also skew towards killing those like them, so guess what was ignored for a long time? Right, suspicious deaths of black individuals, meaning our ‘tracking’ of serial killers had some pretty large dearths.

          • Skyrmir@lemmy.worldEnglish
            4·
            1 天前

            That’s just because they picked it up from us Americans. Like the lions that learned gay sex.

  • cynar@lemmy.worldEnglish
    13·
    1 天前

    I suspect this would change a bit, if you separate serial killers from mass shooters.

    Serial killers need to plan out what they are doing, to not get caught. They can often hide behind a mask of charisma.

    Mass shooters fit this quite well. It’s also the exact behaviour I would expect from someone trapped in an untenable situation. The pressure builds until something happens. In a few of those people, it is via anger and rage against those they feel wronged them.

    1 group is likely naturally broken, to some degree. The other is broken by modern society.

  • lath@piefed.socialEnglish
    29·
    1 天前

    The more famous serial killers i barely remember even a bit of were described as social animals, charismatic and highly adept at manipulation.

        • ttyybb@lemmy.world
          2·
          22 小时前

          Isn’t a serial killer defined as a murderer with at least 3 victims? Or have I fallen for TV culture

          • village604@adultswim.fanEnglish
            2·
            6 小时前

            It is, but it’s different from a spree killer in that the killings are spaced out, and follow a specific methodology and victim type (although there are some exceptions).

            Serial was used because when the term was coined serial movies were a thing, which is kinda like the equivalent of the limited series on streaming platforms now. Basically the killings were episodic.

  • AeronMelon@lemmy.worldEnglish
    3·
    1 天前

    That plus a brain defect that makes them think that ending a life is okay. All the other shuts-ins just play a lot of video games.

    • jaybone@lemmy.zipEnglish
      6·
      1 天前

      Oh are we supposed to be playing video games? I’ve been digging this pit in my basement…