Being a serial killer takes more than a desire for a cool name
It's one thing to think in your head how you could do such and such like it's no big deal
It's another to seriously consider it
Most of the famous ones I've read about are essentially acting out a network of mental deficits, such as megalomania, narcissism, negative aspects of psychosocial/moral development such as a lack of trust in the world around them and constructing parameters that allows them to behave in ways that facilitate said murders, PTSD, OCD, any form of autism, bipolarism, dissociative disorders, and others I'm sure
Now some do commit murders for the fame, but statistically they're like less than ten out of 100 I would wager
Most people without psychological complexes, those networks I just talked about, will rationalize murder as an occasional fun idea but not worth the consequences, which is where moral development comes into play
Complexes are a little tricky to develop, which is a good thing because as a whole our species is well constructed, but also reveals the evil we're capable of.
So overall not many people will actually become murderers, even fewer for the pure fame of it. If prison and everything else isn't enough of a deterrent, not having a cool name or your whole story blasted on the news won't do much to stop anyone
And, by the way, I think part of the reason they get cool names is from the media sensationalizing the coverage to get people interested and informed. You know, living near where Dahmer or Manson operated, I would want to find out quick, accurate information
We need to stop cool names for serial killers
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Being a serial killer takes more than a desire for a cool name
It's one thing to think in your head how you could do such and such like it's no big deal
It's another to seriously consider it
Most of the famous ones I've read about are essentially acting out a network of mental deficits, such as megalomania, narcissism, negative aspects of psychosocial/moral development such as a lack of trust in the world around them and constructing parameters that allows them to behave in ways that facilitate said murders, PTSD, OCD, any form of autism, bipolarism, dissociative disorders, and others I'm sure
Now some do commit murders for the fame, but statistically they're like less than ten out of 100 I would wager
Most people without psychological complexes, those networks I just talked about, will rationalize murder as an occasional fun idea but not worth the consequences, which is where moral development comes into play
Complexes are a little tricky to develop, which is a good thing because as a whole our species is well constructed, but also reveals the evil we're capable of.
So overall not many people will actually become murderers, even fewer for the pure fame of it. If prison and everything else isn't enough of a deterrent, not having a cool name or your whole story blasted on the news won't do much to stop anyone
And, by the way, I think part of the reason they get cool names is from the media sensationalizing the coverage to get people interested and informed. You know, living near where Dahmer or Manson operated, I would want to find out quick, accurate information