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Added 2026-01-31 23:33:29 +0000 UTCHi all! Since I've been sucking at early access lately, and I have to put the next video up before tomorrow for the sponsor, I have instead uploaded a version of the video to Dropbox for you guys to watch separately from the YouTube video. NO ads, Sponsor removed, and available here indefinitely.
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Yessssss I love this comment thanks for sharing your thoughts! And that's also such a good point to look at injury photos/videos of people that are still ALIVE and consenting to share it with others. Such a good point that I also wish I had included in the video as an ethical alternative to watching death videos
HannahTheHorrible
2026-02-02 00:27:45 +0000 UTCDanielle this actually makes so much sense! I wish I had added that to the reasons, watching it to help depression to make it seem like your life isn't as bad. And I should have been more clear about this in the video, I was never a fan of his but I had watched some of his videos and it wasn't until recently and through his controversies that I realized how messed up it is. I feel bad for him in a way, because in my opinion/allegedly, his wife took advantage of him in some way. I don't have proof for grooming, but if the genders were reversed, I think more people would be accusing her of it. But he still makes content and hasn't changed even a little, so that says a lot, too.
HannahTheHorrible
2026-02-02 00:26:05 +0000 UTCI think I can speak to another reason people watch/seek out violent content, similar to the desensitization and benign masochism thing. I saw a lot of real-life violence before I started looking at this stuff when I was 12 or so (which was in the 90s, so it was a lot harder to find, but I had rotten.com). I think I compulsively looked at it for a few reasons, one just being sheer self harm, but also maybe some idea that I could take back control by desensitizing myself. Like my trauma wouldn't bother me as much if I piled on more different trauma. There's still a temptation to go find some of the worse stuff and 'rip the bandaid' so to speak but in a lot of ways it really is just self harm, and I suspect more people are using it to hurt themselves than would ever admit or even realize. But another completely random angle is - it's hard to avoid seeing a lot of blood and guts if you're a biology nerd, lol. One of my favorite genres of image is people documenting their own injuries/recoveries, since it can satisfy some of that morbid-seeking tendency and medical/bio curiosity but the subject is also the one choosing to share and document it.
Kilbaro Khan
2026-02-01 14:25:37 +0000 UTCI always wondered what happened to Plagued Moth. I admit that I used to be a big fan of his but ultimately stopped around 2023 because I got tired of how much of an asshole he was with always getting into drama and controversy. But I admit that the reason I liked watching his content was because I loved seeing gore videos and wanted to be aware of how depraved humanity could get no matter how bad it was. I found his persona entertaining to the darker sides of my thoughts. But the deeper I looked the more I realized that my enjoyment of gore content was not only to desensitize myself but force my mind to stop being depressed and show how much worse my life can get and what will happen if I am not careful. In a weird fucked up way watching gore content changed a part of me internaly and I am only now starting to realize how damaging to my self that really was. I still think its always important we stay aware of how depraved humanity can get but if you are not careful it can really cause mental damage which I still feel intense shame admitting what harm I did to myself and how I can be a better person despite it all. Anyway sorry for the long ramble. Watching this video really brought out some thoughts I have been holding back but I am thankful to have watched this. You are one of my favorite creators Hanna and I am grateful for having found your channel β€οΈ
Danielle V Gormley
2026-02-01 04:51:11 +0000 UTCI've definitely changed my mind in the last few years, and commentary on the ethics of true crime is what inspired this video because those videos also made me look at true crime through another lens. I think it's OK to be curious and engage in true crime content, it's popular for a reason. But it's hard to navigate it, I'm still figuring it out myself. Casefile podcast is also a really good, victim-focused podcast and one of the best-researched true crime I've ever encountered if you need other recs!
HannahTheHorrible
2026-02-01 02:23:35 +0000 UTCyou can go on the antimlm creator subreddit, there's lots of tea >.>
HannahTheHorrible
2026-02-01 02:17:36 +0000 UTCAlso super interested in that antiMLM aside... ππ
Elizabeth Darling
2026-02-01 01:08:51 +0000 UTC<3 Your end conclusion mirrors why you're basically the only way that I interact with this content anymore. I think true crime is very similar, even though it's obviously not as graphic. It's so hard to scratch that morbid curiosity itch while still respecting the victims, because their lives and pain are not meant for my entertainment. You and Mile Higher are my only go-tos for that aspect as well.
Elizabeth Darling
2026-02-01 01:06:45 +0000 UTCMy first new upload while being a patron. Hell yeah, brethren!
Vsanthos
2026-02-01 00:12:31 +0000 UTC
