My thoughts are that he really didn't have alot of friends. Cringy to see his posts and see no reply (on some). I think he presented like a big spoiled kid, who was rude to women and full of bravado. I don't see any disjointed, psychotic posts so I don't buy into that. I see a kid that liked violence. Hunted for the thrills. Wannabe gangsta. Poser.
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Agree with you that he didn't have many friends.
And just jumping off your post and hypothesizing about the overall psychology, pathology and social dynamics at play. Thinking out loud.
I've been thinking about this since he confessed. Finally writing it down. ... IMO, maybe he wasn't so much of a poseur after all.
Maybe he just creeped people out so much that they laughed at, mocked and ignored him.
Maybe, eventually, as whatever darkness took over inside him, they just stayed away from him *unless* they wanted something he had to offer. Which isn't unreasonable and seems like a natural human inclination, tbh. Not an ideal reaction, imo, but not unusual or abnormal.
He's the school weirdo. The *town* weirdo. Most towns (neighborhoods, communities, etc.) have one. Everyone gossips and jokes about him and the crazy [emoji90] he does. They also know he's often up to no good and honestly believe (for whatever reason) that he's "harmless," or that they can keep from becoming his target. They also might be a little scared of him.
He's a "kid" from an upstanding family and money and good schooling a "character" who seemed too nerdy and awkward and, at times, too "normal" given his background to pull off the things he openly talked about. Things, it later turned out, he was obviously willing and capable of. They might also feel somewhat complicit because they've in some way engaged him in those behaviors, even marginally, like occasionally buying a quarter from him or whatever.
Maybe people chose not to believe his "big talk" because it all seemed too ridiculous. And, being human, *if* they chose to believe him, it would also mean they'd lose a tie to what "illegal" or borderline-legal things they also "used" him for, like parties, money, pot, etc.
He killed four people (that we know of) in cold blood. He did so after months, if not years, of openly sharing his desire to harm others. Yet nobody took him seriously. Instead, he was mocked and marginalized and used.
He lived up to his "big talk" and what others perceived as braggadocio and eccentricity.
I'm not sure that qualifies him as a poseur.
I'm not blaming the community or his family or friends. I'm not blaming anyone for the murders except for the men who confessed to and are charged with these crimes.
Too few people seemed to take his dark, violent talk and behavior seriously until it was too late, imo.
Like I said, just hypothesizing out loud.
Examining the social and psychological dynamics that might be at play. I'm trying to work out in my mind *why* that happens.
Anyone else have thoughts about this?
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