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[peratic]

What makes someone a monster?

Specifically, what traits or acts would cause you to consider someone a monster? I'm not interested in speculative tragic background stories.

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[extirpations]

Ah, those kinds of monsters. As you said, designed solely so we can blame others for actions we find detestable and thus distance ourselves from out own actions.

What then of those who might profess to being monsters themselves? Would you judge them to truly be such or simply more honest than the rest of the populace?

[peratic]

There could be a lot of motivations there. One can claim monstrousness out of immense guilt and self-hate, or as a way of separating oneself from humanity. You know: "I'm not like the herd, I'm a predator. A hunter."

I don't know how I'd judge them. I'd probably find it another abdication of responsibility again.

[extirpations]

Perhaps there lies an answer. The refusal to take responsibility for one's own actions. If not outright monstrous I would say it's certainly an abhorrent trait.