I think it's safe to say that these are the main theories about why Eric and Dylan went NBK:
1. One or both boys was/were bullied and/or humiliated and/or shunned to the point that his/their anger and/or frustration and/or alienation boiled over into homicidal rage.
2. One or both boys was/were mentally ill and/or defective/impaired* and/or suffered from a personality disorder (such as psychopathy).
3. One or both boys was/were unable to get laid, and was driven to kill by sexual frustration.
4. One or both boys was/were abused by family members.
5. One or both boys was/were raped by Officer Walsh.
6. The government brainwashed and/or manipulated the boys into going NBK to achieve some goal (gun control, growth of the surveillance state, and so on).
7. A "perfect storm" of one or more of these theories put together, and maybe some other factors, as well.
I always pick 7.
*The "mentally defective/impaired" category covers a lot of ground, including "The boys suffered brain damage after drinking water from a contaminated reservoir":
[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]Can you think of any others?
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