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[omni877]

22 year-old African American. Active member of the Virginia Tech band. Triple majoring with aspirations of becoming a neurosurgeon. A glimmer of hope for his community and only a few weeks from graduating and living a dream

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[r1c0]

From an abstract & cynical point of view, the sense could be that 32 lives were lost so that the planet's life could be extended. A lost neurosurgeon ensures that not as many are saved, thus lowering the global population. Never know, that surgeon could've saved the next school shooter in the future. So the wheel of fate turns, & the booby prize earned might be a set of cosmetics that a guy has no need for. But given to the right person, may be the perfect gift. Everything has an opportunity to counter its expenses.

[omni877]

Yeah, but the problem with that is that it's just another way we can rationalize away tragedies like these. We're too disconnected from the victims, but I guess that can't be helped in the grand scheme of things.

[r1c0]

Yes we're disconnected. & the sad fact is, we require abhorrent examples such as this to shake us out of apathy, &, pardon the expression, shoot us into action.