The bullshit thoughts and prayers culture
We all know 'thoughts and prayers' means nothing and leads to virtually no action. So how does it still resonate so much?
Thoughts and prayers. I woke up and learned a little bit about the Orlando Pulse nightclub shootings, so I decided to do a little check of Twitter for the phrase. Lo and behold, one of the first ones I saw was Billy Ray Cyrus (odd):
https://twitter.com/billyraycyrus/status/742025919997444096
And of course, politicians:
https://twitter.com/Reince/status/742…
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