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Old 03-19-2009, 04:42 PM   #18 (permalink)
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Of course i'm aware of other people's existence. And it's true what you say, there is something wrong with the fact there are millions of people dying everyday yet they are just seen as a statistic whilst one 'celebrity' dying is a tragedy. Anyone with an ounce about them though realises 99.9% of deaths are a tragedy, and there are people that care about every single one of them. The only reason the death of a 'celebrity' is so documented is because, through the media, more people are aware of them, their successes and their failings.
Exactly.


It sucks when anyone dies but more people tend to pay attention when it's a famous person and more people will know them.
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