On the manifestos killers leave behind
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#2I realize this is the actual title of the piece, but it's going to get much fewer views/reads because of it.
For the sake of HN readers, it might be worth editorializing this title to add some kind of context.
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#4Re: On the manifestos killers leave behind
#5I realize this is the actual title of the piece, but it's going to get much fewer views/reads because of it. For the sake of HN readers, it might be worth editorializing this title to add some kind of context.
This is a common misunderstanding, but in fact the HN guidelines ask you not to use the original title when it is linkbait.
We changed the linkbait title to the subtitle. Once you get past that, this is a substantive piece.
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#6It's little more than a rehash of facts with little exploration beyond that. I expected more from such a read.
Re: On the manifestos killers leave behind
#7I realize this is the actual title of the piece, but it's going to get much fewer views/reads because of it. For the sake of HN readers, it might be worth editorializing this title to add some kind of context.
This is a common misunderstanding, but in fact the HN guidelines ask you not to use the original title when it is linkbait. We changed the linkbait title to the subtitle. Once you get past that, this is a substantive piece.
Thanks. I flagged the link because of the previous title without even reading the story behind it. I'll unflag it now.
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#8...what about the Unabomber?
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#9It's a very strange time, when anyone can reach anyone else (or any knowledge) instantly, but many use this as an opportunity to isolate themselves even further. It seems to happen a lot when the exceptionalism common to young white men runs straight into the reality that they are in fact unexceptional and what power they have is not just unearned but waning. The cognitive dissonance that results is, as we see over and over, lethal to themselves and others.
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#10I was picked on in school a fair amount. Some of it quite violent, and pervasive. At some point I got really fed up with one particular kid, and got myself a big stick. Luckily for him that stick broke cleanly in two upon first impact, otherwise i'm not sure what would have happened. After that things subsided somewhat. That kid threatened me more, but never did come after me again.
Growing older I realise two things. First, those "jocks" that get all the girls, have (generalizing here) other very serious problems, are often emotionally stunted, angry at their dads, or whatever. So we all get weathered differently by life, and actually it's kind of heartbreaking to see. Second, I just think too much! It drives people crazy when i do that, and instead of that, I just need to turn my attention outwards, and feel what is going on outside of my own head. Then things become relational, and people can also sense that I am here too.
Wish I could tell all of this to my 14-year-old self.