• F_State@midwest.social
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    2 days ago

    Almost all of the people paying tribute to him didn’t care at all about him a couple weeks ago will stop caring about him completely in a few weeks.

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      1 day ago

      Bingo. At least not beyond the tragedy of a young person dying.

      To steal the term: ‘virtue signaling’

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        1 day ago

        Eh, I’d wager alot of these people got seduced by self-righteous outrage. It makes people feel good about themselves.