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> I don't know why I need to provide a token "thoughts and prayers" just because my question is related to some tragedy.

To show you care about the humans that died. It's not performative. It's called being part of a society. Society prefers members who show compassion to others, and it's an important part of being a social creature.

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For all you know, he could have just donated to the victims' gofundme after running a candlelit vigil, but here you are.

Feel free to express how upset you are, but please don't demand that we somehow express our feelings in a way that you deem sufficient.

This is a great example of why I'm really starting to hate the internet. You can't express any opinion these days without a few paragraphs with your life story explaining why you're allowed to have such an opinion. (For example having to be Jewish to say anything critical about Israel)

Similarly, since 2016, the obligatory "I hate Trump but" [discussion of why a Trump proposal/initiative may not be a horrible idea]

I voted for Biden but [semi conservative opinion].

This is a ludicrous expectation from a casual online discussion. voidfunc has no obligation to signal their compassion or lack of compassion, nor is society any worse off for the lack of that information in this context.

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