@vgr am I allowed to call a mass shooting a "ritual" if it's pretty obvious I'm not pro-mass-shooting, asking for a friend
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@sarahdoingthing You're the expert, but I personally expect to see an element of non-utilitarian function in the behavior, some larping -
@vgr mass shooting is the ultimate pointless sacrifice for attention - 1 more reply
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@sarahdoingthing@vgr I think "performance" is more apt for act itself, "ritual" for reaction. (Though obv perf is form of ritual) -
@The_Lagrangian@sarahdoingthing +1 to that. Some of the response is ritual. Obama is calling out the reaction formula, "pray for victims" - 3 more replies
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@sarahdoingthing Hmm. But many things are copied and spread... memes, linguistic usages. Seems to dilute term 'ritual' to be that broad -
@vgr@sarahdoingthing gladwell drops the term ritualised in this piece http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2015/10/19/thresholds-of-violence …
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