Why all the posts dismissing the murder of UnitedHealth CEO in New York?

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125. I saw a few shitposts

And a few posts by angry and frustrated DUers (typically posters who I remember as having posted about poverty and worries of homelessness etc.)

But mostly people are not celebrating it. It is a disturbing and chilling story (especially if it is a sign of what extreme social inequality results in). This is the last response you want to see to extreme inequality. Otoh maybe it is just personal vendetta and that is less chilling. It is unfortunate for his family. But there is so much hurt going around and so much more dreaded and expected. Especially for people who have very little money.

But yes there is not much performative outrage over the shitposts from most DUers. After all it is an Internet ritual we are all familiar with. Shitposts followed by largely performative outrage.

And sometime frustrated and powerless people let off steam in ways that are not as decorous as might be ideal-but it is understandable and hardly a sign of some sort of dark DU underbelly is my two cents.

Most of us who don’t call out the shitposts on topics like these don’t take them seriously. Tbh I don’t take the outrage seriously either. Standard internet stuff. That is the kayfabe the shitposters and those outraged by it participate in.

It is not hard to tell when people are truly upset by a story. It is likely that compassion for the families of those denied coverage is more genuine than the outrage over the shitposts.

Similarly outrage over Musk or Ramaswamy shitposting is never performative. People are worried about Musk and Ramaswamy affecting their parents’ social security or their own healthcare etc.

I can say I genuinely don’t celebrate it..how could anyone seriously celebrate murder? it is a disturbing story especially since UHC seems really awful. Violence as a result of extreme inequality is a disturbing sign..if that is what it is. Violence is never the answer but nothing is particularly rational these days.

I suspect for most of us-it is dark stuff if political or yet another true crime story.
Moving on..