But our new & old media is so overly transfixed over what is horrific but so rare, we are promising these killers what they want: attention.
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Been writing for years—killers from school shooters to "lone wolf" terrorists explicitly seek posthumous attention. https://www.nytimes.com/2015/08/27/opinion/the-virginia-shooter-wanted-fame-lets-not-give-it-to-him.html …pic.twitter.com/IK907DoRKu
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Meanwhile, terrorized by rare risk, people support disproportionate & misguided policies, often increasing risks to ourselves and others.
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Meanwhile, the next killer—a school shooter, a deranged terrorist—is watching the coverage & attention NOW, forming ideation for next time.
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It's normal to be horrified. I always am. I hate the topic. But if we don't modulate our response—we're constantly incentivizing escalation.
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zeynep tufekci Retweeted
And putting the names, social media accounts and manifestos of the killer on loop on TV incentivizes the next one. https://twitter.com/gaywonk/status/843871001691787264 …
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zeynep tufekci Retweeted Dashiell Bennett
How much coverage and attention will one act of terrorism get versus another? No mistake; this is also terrorism.https://twitter.com/dashbot/status/844576068023599106 …
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zeynep tufekci Retweeted Jules Mattsson
RIP. Let's remember victims, all victims, and not give killers the posthumous fame so many of them viciously seek.https://twitter.com/julesmattsson/status/844681167802716160 …
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This. Deaths—like all victims—are horrific. Don't glorify. One deranged man with a knife won't bring anything down. https://twitter.com/pwnallthethings/status/844854774046457856 …
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"one deranged man" hardly covers this attack This was an Islamic State plotted terror attack.
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"Islamic State plotted terror attacks" are horrible; and are essentially an infinitesimal risk for ppl in the West.
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