Poll: "Show a little sympathy; all death is tragic !"

[Slayer_2]

Yes it's always tragic, however do I feel deeply affected by each and every death? Of course not, and anyone who claims they do is bullshitting.

One: you can't know even a fraction of the deaths that occur daily, you mostly hear what the media feeds you.

Two: even if you somehow knew about every death, if you mourned them all like they should be mourned for, you'd never be able to live. Suicide would be the better option than to live a life like that.

 

[C95J]

Not really. Of course most of the time someone dying is a bad thing. But sometimes the person died from their own stupid actions, or it was their choice. There are some exceptions but yeah, most death is tragic.

But with that said, it doesn't mean I have to show sympathy. When 1 or 2 people die, who I don't know, I feel no sympathy at all, because I didn't know them, had no connections with them. It is hard to have feelings for a few people who you have never met before.

But, take the whole Norway incident for example. lots of people died for no reason, and when it is a fairly large amount of people, I can feel a bit of the pain that all those families are having to go through right now. I do sympathise for them.

Or on the other end of the spectrum, Amy Winehouse, one person, died because she chose to intake harmful substances into her body. Which, by the way, I have no problem with, just don't expect me to sympathise when she suddenly and "unexpectedly" dies.

 

[Brian Hendershot]

I think the death of someone is sad, and I'll pay my respects if I know them, show some sympathy if I don't and cry like a child if I know them.

The only problem I have with death is when someone's approach to someone dying is to always cry like a little child even if they don't know them. It's such an attention whore thing to do. Come on, you know like maybe .001% of the world's population. You can't be that sad that Amy fucking Whinehouse died. Cause ya know, she was inspiring millions with her lewd habits and songs about not going to rehab [ironic!!!!].

 

[CrazyGirl17]

It depends if I know/care about the person... also, I believe in not speaking ill of the dead... unless they were assholes, then all bets are off. But that's just how I see it...

 

[Latinidiot]

Well, no, death isn't always tragic, but it must always be respected. And what that means is not to joke about it to people who care about the person.

 

[Exhalingdeath]

Death is always tragic. If you think otherwise then you are being selfish and your view of the world is to small.

Of course people are selfish. You would be mad not to take care of and delegate more of your time and resources to your own "selfish" interests. I guess you could argue that there's such a thing as emotional resources as well, and they will primarily be focused on yourself and the ones close to you. Maybe this even is a product of evolution to make sure you take care of important allies and not keep your head where it isn't beneficial for your survival and reproduction.

Sorry for throwing out wild hyptheses n siich, but selfishness is healthy, thats all.

and, people should show respect, but you cannot expect them to be genuinely sad.

 

[Amphoteric]

The death of one man is a tragedy, the death of millions is a statistic.

Nope, the death of millions is still a tragedy and the death of one man still counts towards homicide/suicide rates.

 

[Winterfel]

This is a very strange question and alot of people seems to be incredibly cold.
EVERY death is tragic no matter what/who/when it will always be a loss to someone. I might not have the slightest care for anyone I don't know when they die, but that does not make it less tragic for the people who actually cares now does it?

 

[Koroviev]

It's crass to publicly express apathy for someone who has recently passed away. If people really didn't care, then I don't think they would feel so compelled to announce it. Rather, I think that such people are really seeking to dismiss those who do feel sadness with respect to the death. It's not cool.

Yes, but Amy didn't "Pass Away" she was taking an incredibly large amount of extremely illegal drugs over a span of several years whilst public flaunting the fact that she didn't want help.

Darwin Awards have more sympathetic circumstances than her.

I'd argue that she probably had some mental disorder underlying her devastatingly compulsive behavior. A person who is in a good place mentally does not think her former way of life to be acceptable.

 

[Quiet Stranger]

Someone just died now as I'm typing this, what the fuck do i care? I don't, so no, not all death is tragic.

 

[kortin]

Death is tragic. However, I'm not gonna worry my head over someone who I don't know's death. Thats silly.

 

[Winterfel]

-snip-
then they deserve to die, plain and simple.

"Deserve to die"
Oh you crazy person, there are sooo many things that's worse than death!

 

[CM156_v1legacy]

I won't show sympathy, I'll show pity. But then again, pity is worth next to nothing really.

If someone has been poisoning themselves over the years with an unhealthy lifestyle, or shows reckless disregard for their own safety, then no, not I will not feel sympathy. That implies that I can see it from their perspective or can agree with their actions. If someone dies due to things outside their control, then yes, I will feel sympathy. But I don?t feel any for those who destroy themselves over time or disregard their own life.

EDIT: For example, when The Spoony One or Sean Fausz kicks the bucket because of a heart attack, I'm not going to feel much sympathy. They have had many problems, yet both refuse to change their lifestyles.

 

[LordFisheh]

The only tragedy would come from the loss of potential.

I don't find the end, say, of a murderer to be a bad thing. The tragedy isn't the the murderer is dead, it's that a murderer ever existed. The human life that became a murderer could have become someone who would do good - that's the tragedy. But the death of such a criminal itself is something I'd consider well deserved.

 

[Kopikatsu]

I've read this many times on forums. What do you think of it? Do you agree? Disagree?
I have to say, no.
If someone who I don't know dies, why does it have to be tragic to ME? If some celebrities death occurs, why should I have to have be personally affected? The fact is I don't know 99% of the Earth population, and death happens every day. Hundreds of thousands of people die every day. I don't enter into a day by day depression over it. Something being horrible is one person's opinion.

I don't think that tragic necessarily leads to you being personally affected.

I found Amy Winehouse's death tragic, but I didn't feel that bad, sad, whatever. The same goes for the Norway situation - no one there was personally linked to me, so I don't feel much, but I have the decency to respect those who died, and the tragedy of the event.

Amy Winehouse is dead?
I mean that is tragic if it's true I agree with the statement (the one in the thread title), but if it had really happened, wouldn't it have been a massively big thing on international news? this is the first I've ever heard of it.

Edit: confusing poll is confusing. with which statement are we agreeing with as your thread title contradicts the statement in the OP's first post.

The title is just the quote that the OP is disagreeing with.

 

[s0p0g]

it ain't tragic, it's natural, inevitable, and the logical result of lots of influences and factors.

 

[kikon9]

I wouldn't say death is tragic no matter what, but I personally never see death as a good thing.

 

[PatSilverFox]

The death of one man is a tragedy, the death of millions is a statistic.

Nope, the death of millions is still a tragedy and the death of one man still counts towards homicide/suicide rates.

As the death count rises, your brain cares less. It's just how the human mind works.

 

[Jonluw]

No, death isn't tragic.
Some death is tragic, yes, but not all of it. A person dying of old age, perfectly content, having come to terms with death isn't tragic in the least.
In fact I'd say it's one of the most beautiful things there is. They get to move on from life in a dignified and content manner, no longer forced to exist in this cesspit of a world.

 

[Halceon]

If that statement were true, we'd be constantly depressed forever, because bacteria.