He tried to warn us about true-crime brain rot in 2007, but we didn't listen.

Very surprised and happy the editors didn't cut my part where I make a dig at that grotesque "True Crime Obsessed" podcast

  • dave297 [none/use name]
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    3 years ago

    well that sounds like they're structuring it like a classic murder mystery fiction which begs the question why not just read out a murder mystery book or create their own

    • RowPin [they/them]
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      3 years ago

      The answer I usually receive for that is that women primarily watch true crime because it teaches them the warning signs of domestic violence, which is a line of argumentation I don't even want to begin to get into.

      • dave297 [none/use name]
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        3 years ago

        Do they cover domestic abusers as true crime because it doesn't lend itself well to a narrative story structure. And it's not really much of a mystery

      • carbohydra [des/pair]
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        3 years ago

        Can fantasy crime not do this? You could easily have true crime that completely glosses it over too.

      • dave297 [none/use name]
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        3 years ago

        Ok here's what to do take a murder mystery book one in the public domain just read it and lie and say it happened. This may require editing choices