By Mark McConaghy

Two stories appeared in the NYTimes last week: a 14 year old Brooklyn boy mistakenly gunned down an innocent bystander on a bus, while in Manhattan luxury real estate prices hit new all time highs.

What does the mind-bending incongruity between these two stories tell us about the nature of the society we live in?

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