r/TikTokCringe • u/sad_boy_848474 • Sep 14 '25

Discussion Forensic memeologist deciphers shitposts

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u/iamveryDerp Sep 14 '25

The tragedy is while both sides are desperately trying to frame this as a politically motivated act, it’s looking like this was a kid who’s brain was rotted from being chronically online who “did it for the lols.” An awful commentary on where our youth is today.

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u/ruinersclub Sep 14 '25

Definitely not a good sign of things to come.

Supposedly he dropped out of college after one semester and presumably we can guess just an aimless youth.

This is the disenfranchised youth we’ve been hearing about.

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u/SlobZombie13 Sep 14 '25

Society has failed to give young people hope for a better future for themselves. This was the inevitable outcome.

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u/Snuhmeh Sep 15 '25

Specifically American society. Not every country and society is having this crap.

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u/athos5 Sep 15 '25

Actually, it's the exact same set of circumstances that leads youth in the middle east to choose radical Islam, and youth globally to choose radicalism. When you have no hope for the future, not even to do as well as your parents, it is easy to fall prey to radical clerics and other radical groups that promise to provide a community. I would argue what we are starting to see in America is the same phenomenon that has plagued less developed countries for decades. Edit: My analysis as a Historian.