If a clod be washed away by the sea, Europe is the less

A very short, pointed observation about selective death-etiquette: when Osama bin Laden died, preachy people condemned taking delight in any death; when Margaret Thatcher died, preachy people celebrated the RIGHT to delight in a death — and Scott bets the overlap between the two sets of preachy people is larger than anyone with faith in humanity would predict. (Title is a Donne 'no man is an island' pun.)

Quality 54 · Solid. Solid: a sharp, memorable micro-observation making a genuine point about tribal inconsistency/selective outrage, but a 222-word bagatelle. 54.

Claude’s paradigm shift 38 · Slight. A sharp but tiny observation. B38.

Real-world impact 1 · Negligible. A one-off jab; trivial reach. RWI1.