Pro-Mortalism and Extremism Online
Guy Edward Bartkus blew himself up with a car bomb outside a fertility clinic in California. He subscribed to a twisted belief system called pro-mortalism, where humans should cease to exist to prevent future suffering. His father believes he was brainwashed online. Bartkus posted a recording justifying the attack, expressing anger at existing without consent and devaluing life.
Key Points
- Guy Edward Bartkus blew himself up with a car bomb outside a fertility clinic in California
- He subscribed to pro-mortalism, a belief system advocating the cessation of human existence to prevent suffering
- Bartkus expressed anger at existing without consent and devaluing life in a recorded manifesto
- His father believes he was brainwashed online