As the shooter is a Republican and a gun enthusiast, Jay Kuo gives an EXAMPLE of a possible motivation that shows how twisted our world has become with conspiracy theories.
Our political and social environment is increasingly harder to navigate.
https://statuskuo.substack.com/p/2024-isnt-nearly-done-with-us
An example here is that I watched conspiracy theories churn up in real time. This includes very calm, very chill people going off the deep end within an hour.
And this all plays into each other. Seeing GOP members spew conspiracy theories or say "Trump will win" automatically gives *the illusion of complicity* that fuels things more.
@StevenSavage not to mention that years of research show that it takes very little to make people genuinely angry in a way that ramps up very very quickly but then takes much longer to turn neutral or positive.
And this, perhaps, is a good example of one way things are so broken - speed. People get information quickly, process quickly, and EXPLOIT quickly. Speed rules all, you have to be first to the hot take even if the take starts a fire.
This speed allows narratives to spin up quickly - and also give the impression of coordination.