re: Am I the only one worried there actually is no solution?

The point is it’s not a media created narrative that these shootings are making people feel unsafe. I understand that is exactly what the shooter wants but it’s basic human nature. I was literally just using my grandmother as an example.

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The point is it’s not a media created narrative

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Then you are wholly unaware of what the media has been doing on this topic for 30+ years.

Stop taking my quotes out of context. You aren’t cool for these dumb one liners.

I think we are seeing the culmination of 20+ years of decline. Technology has altered our society in ways we are only starting to become aware of.

When I was in my late teens/early twenties, we didn't have cell phones, the internet or social media. PC's were just beginning to make inroads into business. If you wanted to take photo's or video, it was much more expensive and the barriers to entry were high.

Technology has changed us. I'm not in any way advocating we go back to doing math on an abacus, but I think if we're going to make things better, we have to begin by acknowledging there is a problem.

Technology is breading loners at a much greater pace than in the past. It is causing kids to grow up without deep personal interactions. When we don't really care about the person next to us, it's easier to pull the trigger.

We have too many people growing up without coping mechanisms and personal relationships that give value to our lives.

I have no idea what the answer is, but I think I see the problem.

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People will always be more afraid of guns than cars because they feel like they control the car whereas they can’t control whether they get shot.

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So we need a solution to people being irrational? And when you say "people" please dont' include me or other people with the ability to think rationally and objectively.

As for "solutions"... being ruled by irrational non-objective feelings isn't a solution to anything. It's a problem.

13 of the 27 most deadly shootings since 1949 happened in the last decade.

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Technology is breading loners at a much greater pace than in the past. It is causing kids to grow up without deep personal interactions. When we don't really care about the person next to us, it's easier to pull the trigger. 

We have too many people growing up without coping mechanisms and personal relationships that give value to our lives. 

I have no idea what the answer is, but I think I see the problem.

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Man, I wrote a post similar to this earlier. I think your right. It's like this alternative culture has grown around social media for people who mostly establish relationships via the Internet-social media, which aren't really genuine relationships at all, at least in the traditional sense.

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Can you post any statistics to support this assertion that we are in the middle of an "epidemic"?

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I think it's fair to say we're in an epidemic of these types of shootings, but overall gun violence is down significantly since the 90's.

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Am I the only one worried there actually is no solution?

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learn to defend yourself. Learn to use a gun, practice, and never be a victim. Instead of hiding behind that display. Shoot the MF shooting at you

Wait? You mean it’s likely that we lack the capacity to eradicate human evil? That no matter what steps we take there will always be malevolent forces among us? That human nature itself ensures this ?

Hmmmmm.....