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[–] ShaunaTheDead@fedia.io 33 points 7 months ago (31 children)

Women are obsessed with true crime because we feel vulnerable, and so learning about it helps to hone our instincts to avoid dangerous situations. There's almost always some warning sign that people ignored and they ended up getting murdered. There's nothing wrong with true crime used as a cautionary tale. Are children sick because they read fairy tales about wolves eating grandmothers or witches cooking and eating children? Of course not. It's the same thing.

[–] Magrath@lemmy.ca 12 points 7 months ago (1 children)

As long you don't get hyper sensitive to the signs. You could end up overthinking any little sign when it could mean nothing.

[–] throwawayThePie@lemmynsfw.com 2 points 7 months ago

For a lot of folks, being a bit more anxious all the time or missing out on a good thing is worth not being victimized. I don't know if people are actually less likely to be victimized but I think plenty feel that it helps.

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