Paris attacks

[glatt]

I heard some French dude being interviewed for a story on NPR this morning. He said that he felt good seeing pictures of all the buildings around the world lit up in the colors of the French flag, but that those good feelings were tempered by the fact that Paris was the victim of an attack.

So the various forms of expressed solidarity, whether they be lights on buildings or even just public posts on social media do have the positive benefit of making that French dude and probably his fellow countrymen feel just a little bit better. And the "don't forget about me" FB people can feel like they are involved.

After 9/11, I noticed that sometimes the people furthest away from the impact of the events felt more of a need to talk about it than those who were directly involved. Kinda weird, but that's somehow part of the human condition.