Programmer isn't on this list [bigthink.com]. When this topic came up, the last serial killer that I could think of was a cop. That fits the model of "jobs that give you an opportunity to kill and get access to victims".
Programmers may be "odd" and even the "quiet guy who lives next door", but we're not on the serial killer or even psycho list. So. If you were feeling insecure about yourself due to this story, stop.
Fortunately, such killers are actually pretty rare so there may not be enough data for a valid sample. Good.
Programmer isn't on the list (Score:2)
Programmer isn't on this list [bigthink.com]. When this topic came up, the last serial killer that I could think of was a cop. That fits the model of "jobs that give you an opportunity to kill and get access to victims".
Programmers may be "odd" and even the "quiet guy who lives next door", but we're not on the serial killer or even psycho list. So. If you were feeling insecure about yourself due to this story, stop.
Fortunately, such killers are actually pretty rare so there may not be enough data for a valid sample. Good.