OK, show of hands...who DID NOT THINK Trump would viciously troll the Kennedys after JFK's granddaughter's death?

[ecstatic]

11. I read the article

And was struck by the graphic of all the Kennedy family tragedies. It seemed pretty bad so I asked Gemini if that is a normal amount of tragedies for a large family.

Whether this is "normal" depends on whether you look at it through a cultural lens or a statistical one.

1. The Power of "Clumping" and Family Size
While the list is long, the "Kennedy family" is actually quite massive. Joseph P. Kennedy Sr. and Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy had 9 children, who eventually produced 29 grandchildren and dozens of great-grandchildren.

The denominator: Across four generations, the family includes nearly 100 people. Statistically, in any group of 100 people over a 80-year span, there will be multiple premature deaths, illnesses, and accidents.

2. High-Risk Lifestyles
The Kennedys lived lives that were significantly higher-risk than the average American family. Their tragedies often stem from three specific categories that aren't "bad luck" in the traditional sense...

... If you compare the Kennedys to other political dynasties (like the Bushes, the Rockefellers, or the Adams family), the Kennedys do have a higher-than-average number of sudden, violent deaths. However, most historians argue this is a combination of their immense visibility (which makes them targets for assassination) and a family culture that prized high-stakes risk-taking.

https://gemini.google.com/share/03ce2460af99

Disclaimer - I can't vouch for the accuracy of any of that.