Talk:The Grifter/@comment-25446881-20141021003415

Hmm. I suppose before creepypastas were a well established thing, any lame video remotely scary, with a vague, misterious description would suffice to give night terrors to our parents. Our generation has been desensitized. We grew up watching youtube and all those "real" monsters caught on camera, like ghosts, big-foot, aliens, mermaids... the information age version of a medieval bestiary, at the reach of one click. Not to mention super real special effects in movies, and real horrors from our real world, to which we have no boogeyman to blame but ourselves. We all gather here, reading through the dark hours, in hope to feel something. We read these stories because our primal selves need to feel scared. Being afraid is an essential part of being alive.

Without fear of the unknown, existance is like waiting in line at the dentist, knowing that your turn will come, eventually, and it's not going to be pleasant... but what's the big deal? We all have to go to the dentist, sooner or later.