#like crime junkie has raised money for DNA tests that have identified Does for chrissakes | Explore Tumblr Posts and Blogs

six-of-ravens · 2 years

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been thinking about this a lot (and this is the 3rd post I've tried to make bc I keep getting on a tangent. this is literally the TLDR of the TLDR) but I think why I like true crime so much is bc it tells you the why.

every time I see some kind of disaster or murder or otherwise horrible event I'm like "why" and "how could this happen" and true crime or disaster-based media will tell you both (what shows/books/whatever you consume and how well-told vs. exploitative they are is up to you). however so much of social media is embroiled in purity culture that people nowadays seem to just want to cover their ears and shout "IT HAPPENED BECAUSE THOSE PEOPLE WERE EVIL AND BAD AND MEAN AND PROBLEMATIC!!!!" and that is not fulfilling to me, someone who loves learning and wants an answer to everything.

this is also why I sometimes binge watch physics videos on youtube and go on tangents about how much I love & appreciate the Higgs Boson at 2 a.m.

#i am writing this bc i walked too much today and got leg cramps and can't sleep :(#but yeah i mean sure true crime is not a good and pure genre and if it's not for you it's not for you #and yeah there are some people who are bad at it or exploitive or assholes but there are also good people #like crime junkie has raised money for DNA tests that have identified Does for chrissakes #if im ever a doe on the side of a highway i hope ashley flowers tells my story so they can fkn identify me #(i say that knowing my cousins are deeply into CJ and would shout THAT'S STEPH if they heard it)#anyway midnite thot rant over time to take an advil and try to sleep

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