• recapitated@lemmy.world
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    18 days ago

    It should go without saying that such violence is not good and not supportable.

    I am not celebrating. It’s a tragedy, even if a predictable one. We’ll all do better with a little more cooperation and a lot less greed.

    I don’t like it when people die, or get maimed.

    If I say that I can understand how something like this happens, it’s not out of sympathy for the murderer. It’s just an accounting of facts amidst the fact that billions of people exist so obviously someone is going to be willing to kill for their perceived injustices. Especially when injustices are a lot more concrete than abstract.

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      18 days ago

      It’s a tragedy,

      Technically, and in reality, it’s not a tragedy. Technically, dying from a pre-existing condition as a health insurance exec is a comedy. In reality, it’s a net positive for society.

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        18 days ago

        Life is a comedy to those who think, and a tragedy to those who feel.

        I’m thinking a lot about this one.

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          18 days ago

          I’d agree. He likely got great comedic value from the people dying as a result of his decisions; and thinks those people being healthy is a tragedy.