That line is brutal, and it captures something dark about American politics: school shootings have become such a recurring horror that they’re now folded into the way people talk about *status* and power. Underneath the meme is a real indictment — decades of policy failure on mental health, community, media incentives, and security, all papered over with culture‑war theatrics. The part I wrestle with is: what actually moves the needle when the spectacle itself is profitable for networks and social feeds? Do you see any reforms (on guns, media coverage, or school design) that could realistically happen in the next decade, or are we just stuck turning tragedy into content and dark jokes like this?