EPTEvery time I visit teamliquid and see this story on the side bar, my mood immediately takes a nosedive....
Happened like... 5 times already. Hiding the general section for now....
Girl of 12 "born a killer" - Page 10
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frogmelter
United States971 Posts
Every time I visit teamliquid and see this story on the side bar, my mood immediately takes a nosedive.... Happened like... 5 times already. Hiding the general section for now.... | ||
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liberal
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NTTemplar
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Noro
Canada991 Posts
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Randomaccount#77123
United States5003 Posts
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kochujang
Germany1226 Posts
A lot of people who are labeling themselves as intelligent, or worse, intellectual, have an unhealthy urge to focus on everything that is negative. They claim they are realists, but I perceive them as sensationalists in disguise. "Good things" are not as exiting and so easy to overlook. | ||
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liberal
1116 Posts
Hmmm.... I hope you are being serious and not sarcastically mocking me, it's hard for me to tell... I'll just assume the former for now, that's what a happy person would do.  | ||
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crazie-penguin
United States1253 Posts
On February 03 2012 15:13 liberal wrote: Hmmm.... I hope you are being serious and not sarcastically mocking me, it's hard for me to tell... I'll just assume the former for now, that's what a happy person would do. you're certainly not making yourself look intelligent. | ||
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village_idiot
2436 Posts
On February 03 2012 04:54 Kamais Ookin wrote: " I am a killer. Killing is my business - and business is good." Megadeth influenced her I see. That is a great song. It's a bit silly, but also catchy as hell! | ||
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bigwig123
163 Posts
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frogmelter
United States971 Posts
On February 03 2012 14:38 liberal wrote: So your good mood is predicated on maintaining the delusion that the world isn't often a violent, fucked up place? I guess that makes sense. Most happy people I meet are pretty naive and expert at denial. I wonder why I have this urge to embrace reality at every turn...  Dude, human perception is a delusion. You realize that right? No one has an unbiased and clear view of the world. If avoiding thinking about bad things is "naive and expert at denial", then sure I am those things. I see nothing but positives in doing so in this case. And yes, I try to not to dwell on negative things like this. Why? Because it's a past event. Thinking about how fucked up some shit is doesn't help the situation. I would also argue that it is not uncommon for people to feel bad when they read about such things. There is enough fucked up shit in the world. Tons of it... Enough for it to fill our thoughts for a lifetime if we let it. I'm confused why you feel thinking about really messed up stuff is a good thing? You could argue that it is embracing "reality". You talk as if you've experienced "reality". You realize that humans can't really understand "reality" and that everyone lives in their own delusions right? They're part of being human. eg. Delusions about how important we are, delusions that other people will be in control of their cars on the freeway. I don't know you as a person, but I feel your views seem a bit elitist and hypocritical for my taste.... On a side note, signing out from my TL account causes everything show itself. derp. | ||
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NeMeSiS3
Canada2972 Posts
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liberal
1116 Posts
On February 03 2012 15:29 frogmelter wrote: Dude, human perception is a delusion. You realize that right? No one has an unbiased and clear view of the world. If avoiding thinking about bad things is "naive and expert at denial", then sure I am those things. I see nothing but positives in doing so in this case. And yes, I try to not to dwell on negative things like this. Why? Because it's a past event. Thinking about how fucked up some shit is doesn't help the situation. I would also argue that it is not uncommon for people to feel bad when they read about such things. There is enough fucked up shit in the world. Tons of it... Enough for it to fill our thoughts for a lifetime if we let it. I'm confused why you feel thinking about really messed up stuff is a good thing? You could argue that it is embracing "reality". You talk as if you've experienced "reality". You realize that humans can't really understand "reality" and that everyone lives in their own delusions right? They're part of being human. eg. Delusions about how important we are, delusions that other people will be in control of their cars on the freeway. I don't know you as a person, but I feel your views seem a bit elitist and hypocritical for my taste.... On a side note, signing out from my TL account causes everything show itself. derp. I guess I'm just of the attitude that coming to terms with what the world is and that it can be really terrible in many ways means you won't have a need to avoid that realization. Avoidance to me seems much less healthy than acceptance. I didn't mean to imply that my view of the world is the only unbiased or clear one, just that people who make a habit of purposely avoiding certain truths are kind of living in denial, that their happiness is predicated on denial and avoidance instead of embracing reality. If you bring up things which don't require an unbiased view of the world, like something as simple as human mortality, most people become extremely uncomfortable and seek to avoid any thought or mention of it. That to me seems like denial and seems unhealthy. Sorry if that comes across as elitist or if I'm trying to sound more intelligent than other people, that wasn't my intention. I'll stop derailing the thread now. On February 03 2012 15:15 crazie-penguin wrote: you're certainly not making yourself look intelligent. Then I guess I was right after all, ignorance is bliss. | ||
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theBALLS
Singapore2935 Posts
On February 03 2012 14:38 liberal wrote: So your good mood is predicated on maintaining the delusion that the world isn't often a violent, fucked up place? I guess that makes sense. Most happy people I meet are pretty naive and expert at denial. I wonder why I have this urge to embrace reality at every turn... Wow you're such a wise man. Could you please send me an autograph? | ||
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iamahydralisk
United States813 Posts
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nalgene
Canada2153 Posts
On February 03 2012 16:04 iamahydralisk wrote: am I the only one who was somewhat surprised when I found out she was black? not trying to insinuate anything. just imagined her as some crazy white girl for some reason. Yeah... most of the cases tend to be of european descent... kind of surprised... | ||
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-Duderino-
United States80 Posts
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Demonhunter04
1530 Posts
On February 03 2012 06:12 darkscream wrote: I would have been cool with this comment if the GIRL WASNT TWELVE WTF. sooo fucked up, I hope I never meet a 12 year old like this. She was 12 in 1992. | ||
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forgottendreams
United States1771 Posts
On February 03 2012 16:04 iamahydralisk wrote: am I the only one who was somewhat surprised when I found out she was black? not trying to insinuate anything. just imagined her as some crazy white girl for some reason. Not really, a book I read when I was 14 or so (so please don't fuck me over for not remembering the specific name) by an ex FBI agent who worked in profiling said the typical person with serial killing tendencies would be older, white, male, lone wolf, derive pleasure from the killings and had a remarkable or pained childhood. The person here breaks half of those tendencies if we are to assume she would continue killing and become a serial killer (seems likely...). | ||
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TheQforce
United Kingdom48 Posts
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