@pewtergod
Sounds like a similar context.
Instead of expressing desperation of your personal condition like Mohamed Bouazizi, these people seemed to latch onto a greater issue to amplify their condition.
For me, this act is a distraction. It doesn't increase my disgust at the situation.

Maybe I'm too insensitive....

@pewtergod
Mohamed Bouazizi was directly impacted by the conditions that triggered his self immolation.

This incident seems disconnected. It seems driven by a personal issue that attached itself to this greater issue and was accelerated.

There will be copycats. I'm now a bit surprised that we have not seen Palestinians do this yet.

@pewtergod @BreakingNews
Effective?
I can't help but think there is more to his intent than the obvious. What it is I'll not speculate.

@Render
Good God that's a lot of sausage!

Imagine how much damage that thing did to the ecosystem. They are quite destructive.

@ACG2
"friends" abandoning me.
It's a theme lately. Greater insights about trust, loyalty and the concept of "friend". Many assumptions are being reconsidered.

I can understand how dreams are a mechanism to understand and cope.
The one I experienced just before waking has stuck with me all day.

The Coast Guard helicopter is flying circles over our neighborhood.

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Present Biden just flew by with 5 other military helicopters. Landed on Marina Green in San Francisco.

Insight from an old man:

Don't ever assume people like you.

Don't ever assume they have similar views as you.

Try to understand why your friends choose to be your friends. What is it about you? Are you OK with that?

@XSGeek
Think of it like having a B-level employee. You can get a lot done with it, but you do need to check on the quality.

Enjoy the Eiffel Tower tonight!

Enjoy Paris

BTW, this was edited with AI to remove the construction equipment

Enjoy Notre Dame

Quick visit to the lobby of Hugging Face, the biggest open source AI company. They put Paris into the AI trend. Very unassuming, share space.

@th3j35t3r
Money laundering operation.

Enjoy a precise view of Le Louvre today.

Enjoy Le Louvre today.

Enjoy some semblance of mankind's creativity.