Social Media Is Splitting Views of Charlie Kirk's Death
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But a lot of what I see online isn't anger at the perceived politics of the shooter, it's anger at the perceived reaction of the other side.
Social media is constantly alight with outrage for things that barely impact the people arguing. I don't even live in America, but people here hold passionate views about US politics and get themselves all divided over stuff not related to them.
In the past I suspect it would have shown up in a newspaper here, a couple of people would have had a tiff at the bar if they disagreed, and it would have totally blown over by next newspaper.
the most common error is to consider only that part of the culture that adheres to your value system, while invalidating that part of the culture that eschews that system.
both "sides" are part of the same phenomenon, a reaction to the espoused values.
ck was only a symptom, one of a large number of influencers that have ensnared themselves in a pathological relationship between engagement and monetization, where any means of amplifying views is held as valid as long as someone is willing to pay for the adspace.
it shouldnt be ok to troll people, psychologically assault them, and demean them on a bandwagon, when they disengage.
that is classic malignant narcissism. a personality disorder, elevated in the axes of psychopathic deviation, and grandiose delusionality.