Jia Tolentino

And there were thousands and thousands of like, ha ha, cry laugh emoji. It just struck me as really interesting that the reaction was so sharp. Were there any of the sort of memes or...

And there were thousands and thousands of like, ha ha, cry laugh emoji. It just struck me as really interesting that the reaction was so sharp. Were there any of the sort of memes or...

I would say the most common joke, you know, and it's, you know, even talking to you about this, it's nuts that we're having this conversation. Like, oh, well, the most common joke that was being made about this man that was murdered in Midtown at 6.45 a.m. or whatever. Like, it's wild. We're living in... wild, wild times, but an incredibly common joke and comment that was everywhere.

I would say the most common joke, you know, and it's, you know, even talking to you about this, it's nuts that we're having this conversation. Like, oh, well, the most common joke that was being made about this man that was murdered in Midtown at 6.45 a.m. or whatever. Like, it's wild. We're living in... wild, wild times, but an incredibly common joke and comment that was everywhere.

I would say the most common joke, you know, and it's, you know, even talking to you about this, it's nuts that we're having this conversation. Like, oh, well, the most common joke that was being made about this man that was murdered in Midtown at 6.45 a.m. or whatever. Like, it's wild. We're living in... wild, wild times, but an incredibly common joke and comment that was everywhere.

And I was checking, like I was checking conservative media outlets, comments. I was checking sort of like a down the road CNN. I was checking the New York Post. I was checking the Times. I was checking TikTok. I was really trying to make sure that I was not locked in my own bubble of maybe like disaffected DSA, Brooklyner, you know, people. And everywhere people were using the cold language

And I was checking, like I was checking conservative media outlets, comments. I was checking sort of like a down the road CNN. I was checking the New York Post. I was checking the Times. I was checking TikTok. I was really trying to make sure that I was not locked in my own bubble of maybe like disaffected DSA, Brooklyner, you know, people. And everywhere people were using the cold language

And I was checking, like I was checking conservative media outlets, comments. I was checking sort of like a down the road CNN. I was checking the New York Post. I was checking the Times. I was checking TikTok. I was really trying to make sure that I was not locked in my own bubble of maybe like disaffected DSA, Brooklyner, you know, people. And everywhere people were using the cold language

That the private health insurance industry uses to deny people medication and lifesaving procedures like thoughts and prayers were not prior authorized and denied. And it was a real reminder that of the way most of us have experienced these companies as individuals.

That the private health insurance industry uses to deny people medication and lifesaving procedures like thoughts and prayers were not prior authorized and denied. And it was a real reminder that of the way most of us have experienced these companies as individuals.

That the private health insurance industry uses to deny people medication and lifesaving procedures like thoughts and prayers were not prior authorized and denied. And it was a real reminder that of the way most of us have experienced these companies as individuals.

cold and uninterested in not only our quality of life, but if we haven't experienced it ourselves, probably most of us know someone whose entire existence medically, if not their existence financially, and certainly their existence spiritually, egg freezing, whatever it is, right? IVF, endometriosis, whatever it may be.

cold and uninterested in not only our quality of life, but if we haven't experienced it ourselves, probably most of us know someone whose entire existence medically, if not their existence financially, and certainly their existence spiritually, egg freezing, whatever it is, right? IVF, endometriosis, whatever it may be.

cold and uninterested in not only our quality of life, but if we haven't experienced it ourselves, probably most of us know someone whose entire existence medically, if not their existence financially, and certainly their existence spiritually, egg freezing, whatever it is, right? IVF, endometriosis, whatever it may be.

The vast majority of Americans have experienced health insurance as more or less cold-blooded,

The vast majority of Americans have experienced health insurance as more or less cold-blooded,

The vast majority of Americans have experienced health insurance as more or less cold-blooded,

you don't have to have any sort of ideology at all to, to think like, why, why is this happening to, you know, to get a bill from urgent care and say like, why, why, why, why, why do I pay thousands and thousands and thousands of dollars for private healthcare? Why do I determine my entire employment life around how to get healthcare for myself and my family? And,

you don't have to have any sort of ideology at all to, to think like, why, why is this happening to, you know, to get a bill from urgent care and say like, why, why, why, why, why do I pay thousands and thousands and thousands of dollars for private healthcare? Why do I determine my entire employment life around how to get healthcare for myself and my family? And,

you don't have to have any sort of ideology at all to, to think like, why, why is this happening to, you know, to get a bill from urgent care and say like, why, why, why, why, why do I pay thousands and thousands and thousands of dollars for private healthcare? Why do I determine my entire employment life around how to get healthcare for myself and my family? And,