Urgh76 said:
Swifteye said:
Urgh76 said:
Swifteye said:
Can we make threads about someone dying? I mean I don't want to come off as mean but what business is it of complete strangers like us to know that someone on this website is no more?
Friends
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that's basically it
If it's truly a personal situation among friends (as all deaths are) then those people should have gotten a personal message or an email at best a phone call not some public announcement on a forum. Honestly I consider it rude and an attempt to gather random sympathy from strangers. Sure that is not the case but that's what it appears to me. This is a private event. It should be treated as such.
Hmm, I probably should have said something more than just "friends"
To me it doesn't seem like random sympathy; it seems like it's for people to pay their respects and....... well..... yeah.
As for about why it's being brought up in the public like this......... that may actually just be a matter of opinion.
People can be friendly and just share their condolences if they want, but I just don't see sharing a death to be "rude" so long as it's not in a spiteful way.
What value is there in the condolences of strangers? You, me, them. We are all just people. People are without value but a person is invaluable. The condolences of a person close too you could mean the whole world but what difference does it make if some passerby came and said "sorry" and just kept on with there day? Where does genuine heartfelt expression begin and kneejerk preprogrammed cultural responses end?
Feelings are not some item you need to get as much of as possible to put value on a tragic event. It's a bit more complicated than that. It means actually caring and being attached. Sure you can be one of those really nice people who'd shed a tear for a lost dog if you knew someone had lost one but that just means your carelessly taking on stress and pressures of life that have nothing to do with you.
Maybe I'm just not of the ilk most people are as all these people are giving there condolences.