Poll of the Day > Does it feel like we don't mourn dead celebrities as much anymore?

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When was the last big death that rocked the world? Queen Elizabeth? Okay. Betty White? Yeah they did that TV special for her...

But Coolio also died and people kinda just had one day for that. Then they moved on. It'll trend on Reddit for one day and then be over. When did things change?

I feel like in 2016 we still had reverence for a celebrity life lost. 2020... Kobe's death was a pretty big deal. Maybe this is a post-coronavirus thing, not caring about celebrity deaths as much.

How often do you want celebrities to die?

celebrities die every year who cares

tell me when one of them does something different like explode into cube slimes from dungeons and dragons, that would be impressive enough

Rip Steve Irwin.

Pretty much applies to anything that makes the news, it's there for a day or 2 then its onto the next thing.. the Ukraine war and the pandemic being exceptions

Of course the popularity on the passed celebrity would make a difference too, big names who've been around for decades (lots of musicians come to mind) would get days dedicated to them in terms of coverage vs someone who inspired the internet or someone who had a one hit wonder..

JixHedgehog posted...

Pretty much applies to anything that makes the news, it's there for a day or 2 then its onto the next thing.. the Ukraine war and the pandemic being exceptions

Of course the popularity on the passed celebrity would make a difference too, big names who've been around for decades (lots of musicians come to mind) would get days dedicated to them in terms of coverage vs someone who inspired the internet or someone who had a one hit wonder..

But it didn't used to be that way. Billy Mays left more of a void in 2009 than Angela Lansbury and Coolio combined.

2016 was notable because it seemed a very high profile celebrity died every week.

No, it doesn't.

i only mourn for the ones that have an impact on me, not really a point in being depressed all the time.

I dont think Ive ever done that? Idk I dont know them personally

papercup posted...

I dont think Ive ever done that? Idk I dont know them personally

Not you personally, I mean the Internet.

morning rich assholes who exploit you is weird af

Nade_Duck posted...

i only mourn for the ones that have an impact on me, not really a point in being depressed all the time.

Same... RIP Billy Herrington

Bokothechoco2 posted...

Same... RIP Billy Herrington

Hell live on in our deep, dark fantasies.

ItsKaljinyuTime posted...

But it didn't used to be that way. Billy Mays left more of a void in 2009 than Angela Lansbury and Coolio combined.

True that

Probably something to do with mobile phones reducing everyone's attent..

*looks at his phone*

I think since COVID people have stopped caring as much.....about a lot of things.

It depends on how beloved they were. People mostly just loved Coolio for the nostalgia and didnt have that much personal attachment to him.

But Kobe was so much more ingrained into urban culture than Kobe was, and Queen Elizabeth was baked into national identity of an entire country so more mourning from the public is expected.

Not all celebrities are made the same.

Depends on the celebrity and their relevancy at the time of their death. Not everybody is equal. Angela Lansbury has had a fair deal of coverage despite the fact she hadn't been a huge deal in a while.

Come to think of it, they're still talking about Lansbury in some places despite the 24-hour newscycle's nonsense.

To be fair, Coolio hadn't been relevant for over 20 years when he died. Queen Elizabeth and Betty White were relevant pretty much up until the day they died.

ItsKaljinyuTime posted...

When was the last big death that rocked the world? Queen Elizabeth? Okay. Betty White? Yeah they did that TV special for her...

But Coolio also died and people kinda just had one day for that. Then they moved on. It'll trend on Reddit for one day and then be over. When did things change?

I feel like in 2016 we still had reverence for a celebrity life lost. 2020... Kobe's death was a pretty big deal. Maybe this is a post-coronavirus thing, not caring about celebrity deaths as much.

Because you don't actually personally know any of these people, it's weird to mourn them as though they were close family.

BraverQuincy posted...

Because you don't actually personally know any of these people, it's weird to mourn them as though they were close family.

I don't know Kobe or the Queen or Betty White, and those deaths had impact. Why not the other ones?

I dont care about most celebrity deaths and I think its probably better if society isnt so consumed by them, but I think its particularly heinous that Gene Wilder died and Ive been literally the only person to mention it.

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