I mean, its a news article posted to a news forum. And if we look at the comments the parent comments for the top 7 threads are:
-unrelated anecdote -praose for the idea behind the festival -something removed (probably some random racist shit). Notably the child comments seem to call out the original sentiment. -a request for more info -tangential conversation about what defines a "major incident"
- the classic "OMG wtf"
- a comment likening this to another "needle panic"
I don't know if your issue is with the content or the reactions but I don't see how either points to the issues with social media. It's a bit sensationalist and some of the comments arent exactly thought provokers, but there's nothing (that I can see) that screams "social media bad"
Jesus Christ. It's so exhausting to continually hear of absolute depravity from people who I used to think were so cool (albeit for this loser, it was when I was like 14).