An observation about the media response to the killing of UHC CEO Brian Thompson...

[Sympthsical]

17. It's real life "Who shot JR?"

It's ready made for breathless media coverage, because they know people are incredibly interested.

We have a wealthy man, despised by many, who was assassinated by a shadowy figure who had an extensive plan. A decent portion of the country is hailing the assassin as a folk hero. But who is he? He vanished into thin air like a television show killer who disappears into a crowd. What were his motives? A disgruntled customer, someone burned by insider trader? Is there a conspiracy here? And you cannot deny that young man is photogenic as hell.

If your job is pure ratings - and these media companies only care about that - it's real easy to run with this for awhile.

I have absolutely clicked on the CNN website more times in the past few days than usual, because I'm curious about the latest developments. It's real life soap opera.

They're not there to inform us. They're there to entertain us. Right now, it's interesting. Not particularly useful, but interesting nonetheless. If there are no further significant developments in a day or so, you'll see the coverage peter out a bit.

The real tell of wealth inequality is the amount of resources NYPD is pouring into this one. They haven't worked this hard figuring out a murder since Giuliani's reputation was reported missing after a party.