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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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[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.