@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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Replying to @sarahdoingthing
@sarahdoingthing Hmm. Actually mass shootings seem anti-ritual to me when it's not by an org... a kind of reaction to anomie.1 reply 0 retweets 2 likes -
Replying to @sarahdoingthing
@vgr the public reaction is 9/10 of the ritual3 replies 0 retweets 2 likes -
Replying to @sarahdoingthing
@sarahdoingthing@vgr I think "performance" is more apt for act itself, "ritual" for reaction. (Though obv perf is form of ritual)2 replies 0 retweets 4 likes -
Replying to @The_Lagrangian
@The_Lagrangian@sarahdoingthing +1 to that. Some of the response is ritual. Obama is calling out the reaction formula, "pray for victims"1 reply 0 retweets 1 like -
Replying to @vgr
@The_Lagrangian@sarahdoingthing And the gun-rights derp debate that ensues is obviously very ritual in structure2 replies 0 retweets 3 likes -
Replying to @vgr
@The_Lagrangian@sarahdoingthing Another ritual aspect: the instant-response space is sacred and reserved for information-free responses...1 reply 0 retweets 4 likes
@vgr @The_Lagrangian cf the prayer-shaming todau
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