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		datavirtue on Sept 22, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: They stole my voice with AI People don't shoot up crowds because of something they read on the internet. They do it because they are done with life. Everything after that is retrospective reasoning.

pjc50 on Sept 23, 2024 | [–]

Some of them (e.g. Breivik) write manifestoes in which they list all the stuff they read on the internet that motivated them.

datavirtue on Sept 25, 2024 | | [–]

Swap it out for books or tracts or magazines, then.

johnnyanmac on Sept 23, 2024 | [–]

It's no one factor, and I'm sure internet contributes. Especially if you feel isolated in the physical world.

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