I’d imagine networking is the biggest component (as with almost everything). That followed by writing and reading about Royals frequently.

Well… 30,000, 60,000 or 2 million a year depending on source… So… clearly it’s easy to measure and everyone agrees. Vs 15k-ish homicides. I won’t include a million sources but here’s one for the low end and one for the homicide number. Also, an interesting “non-partisan” article with strong sources that discusses the issue.

https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC11540955/

https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2026/04/28/what-the-data-says-about-gun-deaths-in-the-us/

https://www.thetrace.org/2022/06/defensive-gun-use-data-good-guys-with-guns/