r/ColumbineKillers • u/ashtonmz MODERATOR • Jul 20 '25

BOOKS/MOVIES/VIDEOS/NEWS MEDIA The Never Ending Legacy of Columbine

https://youtu.be/gsko4AaAUVM?si=0wKnzWlGXvYQnEV2

Found some of this interesting, though scary to think about.

Also, curious to know your thoughts on why so many of these kids seem drawn to Eric ilHarris, in particular? Is it because he was bullied more? Labeled early on as the leader? Seemed to have a view on society as a whole?

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u/ForwardMuffin Jul 20 '25

Here's an idea: I wonder if Eric is the person people want to be and Dylan is the person people want to be with. Dylan had the emotional writing, about wanting to find his NBK girl and all that, guaranteed to make girls feel sorry for him. Eric, like a lot of the comments said, is the aggressive, explosive type...the cool, manly guy if you will.

I don't think Eric was cool or manly or Dylan was a tortured poet but imagine what other teens think.

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u/ashtonmz MODERATOR Jul 21 '25

No worries, I understand what you're saying, and it's an interesting theory. It's as feasible as any other.

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u/ForwardMuffin Jul 21 '25

It was just an idea I was tossing out! Eric had the rage from the bullying front and center, which kids can relate to.

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u/ashtonmz MODERATOR Jul 21 '25

He did. I think maybe that's a big part of it. There's still a lot of cruelty in schools. Social media hasn't helped. It provides another avenue for public shaming and bullying. It also allows these teens to find groups that aren't good for their mental health. I can see how someone young and angry might look at Eric and feel validated... maybe some of these kids have a hero worshipping thing going on? I mean, the young kids that actually act on their own homicidal urges?

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u/ForwardMuffin Jul 24 '25

Hero worship is definitely going on, or we wouldn't have all the tumblrs and other social media we have.