by Hrefna Helgadóttir 04 Oct 2017
It feels impossible to put into words the sorrow and heartbreak that follows hearing about the horrors of Las Vegas. Manchester broke our heart. So did Bataclan. And now Las Vegas.
Seeing Jason Aldean in Las Vegas should be the highlight of the year for those in attendance.
The fact that we're experiencing this again, and then again is crushing in a new way. Ariana Grande managed to react with such grace and strength to what must have been the worst day of her life, it's only fitting to go back to her words.
Some data nerds figured out that the 2nd of October was the saddest day we have ever had on Twitter. Between Tom Petty's passing and the act of terror in Las Vegas – (not to mention Puerto Rico, and the current ugliness of politics), this is no surprise. A new low in the nine years of data. It was like someone successfully squeezed all of 2016 into one day.
Yesterday's horrific mass shooting in Las Vegas brought a new record low in Twitter's collective happiness:https://t.co/1Y7RgoYq22 pic.twitter.com/qzeepk86mo
— hedonometer (@hedonometer) October 3, 2017
In 2015, the Las Vegas Eiffel Tower went dark to honor Paris after the tragic terrorist attacks. Today, Paris honored Las Vegas. pic.twitter.com/pQvlnebAQS
— Jordan Dailey (@Jordandailey32) October 3, 2017
Over the last 24 hrs I have gone through lots of emotions... #Stopthehate #PrayForLasVegas pic.twitter.com/vHxijmKh6n
— Jason Aldean (@Jason_Aldean) October 3, 2017
As a result of what happened in Las Vegas this week, we have decided to cancel this coming weekend's shows... pic.twitter.com/lP7TFCukII
— Jason Aldean (@Jason_Aldean) October 3, 2017