Seems like he'd be right at home with the  taliban or something. Talking about taking away the rights of others because they don't want him. It's always funny to hear guys complain about girls who reject them when they themselves won't date every girl. The whole time, he was crying about blondes. How many blondes are there? Perhaps if he had just being a little less shallow, he'd have found plenty of girls who were attracted to him.

I made similar mistakes in undergrad when looking for relationships. I was always going after the "it" girls when I really had nothing to offer them. Good thing I have omega thick skin  and I'm not entitled so I simply reevaluated my life and approach  afterwards. Through graduate school, I sat back and paid more attention only to realize that there were plenty of girls who wanted me too. I was just ignoring them. I'll bet good money that this was his number one problem.

Well that's pretty much summarizes it. You just have to curve your expectations and work on your approach. If we assume that human physical attractiveness can be measured on a scale of 1 to 10 where 1 is the lowest and 10 is the highest then most people will fall in the 5 range. If you are a 5 you should be dating within your attractiveness range. Most people do. It's rare to find a couple where one is disproportionately ugly or pretty in relation to the other. When you do see this there are often ulterior motives such as monetary gain.

If I were to rate the killer, and this is all subjective, I'd place him anywhere from 5-6 to 6-7 at the high end. Sounds like he was going for girls who were in the upper crust, the 7-8s or 8-9's. This doesn't work. Girls are usually aware of how attractive they perceive themselves to be and more importantly how OTHERS perceive them. People don't look for mates who they perceive the be less attractive than they are. It's not being shallow, it's being real about what you want in a partner.

Physical attractiveness is the founding blocks of any relationship. Emotional attachments and other compatibiity factors come second. 

So I commend you Pristine20 for finally realizing you were being unrealistic with your expectations. 

I dont think it's that simple actually. Plenty of ugly guys with much prettier girls. I think it comes down to what can I offer in a relationship to this person who I want to be my partner. People always think of relationships in terms of what they can receive without ever thinking of what they can give. An ugly guy who is extremely funny might be providing a much prettier girl entertainment while a very rich guiy may be providing a much poorer prettier girl with access to wealth (this is very common). He seems like he was trying to use his wealth to gain girls who may already be wealthier than him....not a recipe for success.

Should've worked on other aspects of himeself, joined groups of people who shared similar hobbies so his potential partner would have someone to relate to, etc.

I realize it's oversimplistic but it's a paragraph in an internet discussion not a doctoral thesis. I don't disagree with you either but making blanket statements that fat Americans with their heads in Doritos bags are dumb and lazy and that is the problem is a bit oversimplistic as well.

And for the record I don't advocate "more democracy" but a more effective and representational one. I know that is a pipe dream.

Lol maybe. Most of my relatives use a .303 and that's more than enough to bring down a good sized buck.

I don't think it is all that oversimplistic. That was a bit of illustrative hyperbole, sure, but people being content to be ignorant and lose themselves in distractions for as long as they can is both basic human nature and the cause of many, probably most, societal and political problems. Most people only poke their heads up when their good time is interrupted, at which point they are ticked off and looking for something to kill so they can go back to normalcy ASAP. When 9/11 signalled an end to the heyday that was the '90s, it was, "Kill them ragfucks!" When Iraq turned into a clusterfuck there was a lot of, "Bush is Hitler! OMG, Bush must've done 9/11!" When the housing bubble burst, it was all, "Goddamn banks!" Everyone always suddenly fancies himself to be some kind of expert on this new and unfamiliar situation just because he has strongly held opinions about it, and very few people shut the hell up and bother to actually become educated on the complexities before coming to a conclusion about it.

And that's the problem with a more representative democracy. Who is going to win a popularity contest, do you think? A smooth liar, or an unpolished but honest person? A guy who tries to contend with the vagueries of life and tells some unpleasant truths? Or a guy who promises easy explanations and quick solutions, complete with a devil onto whom all blame conveniently falls?

there are many guns not specifically designed to kill, let alone effieciently. You also have to take into account the type of bullet used. There are a multitude of things guns and ammunition are designed for

Facts? LOL, how about if the killer didn't had guns there woudn't be a massacre. And before you say it, guns manufactures make the guns that criminals carry, they don't appear by magic. And finally it's the gun manufactures that profit from shootings like this. But of course i already know you will ignore this, because you're all about the "facts"...

This has got to be the biggest, most disgusting strawman I've ever seen anywhere on the Internet. Im completely serious, god damn man

Well, we both know the answer to that. Like I said, I'm not disagreeing with you but I don't think you realize that you are making lots of blanketed generalized statement. If the actual truth lies somewhere between white and black and one needs to fully understand a situation in order to form an opinion then you can't turn around and say things like "everyone does this, everyone does that."  When even you know that is not accurate. Very few actual people think George Bush caused 9/11. I'm mostly liberal and I know that is just a conspiracy theory.  That would be like me saying all billionaires are greedy useless scum buckets when I know people like Bill Gates and his wife spend their time and money trying to fight third world disease.

Two different educated people will often form two different opinions. Knowing the facts of a situation seldom changes anyone's mind. People believe what they want to believe and they reinforce those beliefs every chance that they get. I never really claim to know everything but I view the world around me and I come to my opinions. But you have to be very arrogant to say "I have it all figured out and anyone opposing me is just ignorant to the situation." Especially when opinions are usually subjective.

As far as distractions, you are a video gamer, I don't really think I need to address that. We all need escapism, that's why it exists. I'm not saying it is an excuse for apathy but it is normal to an extent.