I think it’s the intersection of obnoxious teenager, elite private school, and TikTok prankster. It’s a uniquely irritating combo where any one factor makes people want the person to be punished, but all three together incite particular rage.
I’m in the he’s a little shit camp. The cherry on top was when he whinged that people had identified him to his school, and therefore there might be consequences for him. He complaint was ‘how could you do this to a minor’. What a turd. And I bet his parents are entitled turds too.
Theres a certain sense of entertainment now at watching him suffer. I have very little empathy for the little shit, but also it does feel like a Two Minutes Hate. All the pent up frustration from recent stressors, resentment towards the entitled and wealthy