It is a shocking thing to watch a video of an anonymous person gun somebody down in the street in midtown Manhattan. It is even more shocking when you find out that the victim is powerful.
When something this surprising happens, people want it to mean something. As I wrote today, the internet abhors a vacuum.
The old conception of the internet was that it democratized access to information, and that has collapsed. We're left with a poorly informed but eager audience.
People rush to create narratives, even when the facts are unclear, because the online ecosystem rewards the urgency to make meaning.
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