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What is the psychology of people who idiolize mass shooters, sees them as heroes and replicate their acts? (lemmy.ml)

submitted 10 months ago by vis4valentine@lemmy.ml to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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Im not fully grasping how the mind of those "copycats" works. People who are obsessed with Columbine for example, and want to do a mass shooting. That is their thought process? Is there some study I can read exploring what's on their minds?

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[–] ctobrien84@lemmy.world 2 points 10 months ago

People require validation of a sort, and when they don't get it, they can take many different paths. Some choose to take the vengeance route to reciprocate their feelings on others. Some just get depressed, and of course there are many other things individuals can do as a response to a lack of validation. Then there's the facet of mental health problems which could, or could not be mitigated.