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UshiromiyaEva posted...

They see the Queen dying the same as they saw Betty White dying.

When Betty passed, I posted to Facebook "Why do people die?" Referencing her and John Madden, two people with whom I associate strong positive memories, passing within days of each other. I was sad, sure, but nothing I could have done.

I've honestly had worse reactions to Survivor blindsides when someone I really enjoyed was voted off, and that was more bad timing than anything else. I needed bright spots and losing one caught me off guard. If somebody I admired died suddenly and unexpectedly at such a time, I'd react the same.

But there are people - many of whom are in fine places in their life - who will be in tears over this who never met the queen and don't have actual positive associations with her. And it's not like this is too shocking given her age. There's no reason to act like your grandmother died (I'm still sad about losing mine, but it wasn't too much a shock since she was 99 y/o). Just be sad, play "God Save the Queen", and acknowledge there was nothing you could have done.

Like many of life's mysteries, the answer is simple: "ppl r dum"