I'm not going to lie, this was the first celebrity that I've had any emotion over there passing. I send my sympathies to his wife, 8 year old daughter, and 4 year old son. I only hope they can grow up respecting what their father did for the enviroment, and not viewing it with hatred.
I've seen this topic a thousand time, and this is so far the only place that I've seen any sympathy. Everyone else I've seen, including myself, were all too busy laughing at the irony. Kinda nice to see a place where people actually care.
I've seen this topic a thousand time, and this is so far the only place that I've seen any sympathy. Everyone else I've seen, including myself, were all too busy laughing at the irony. Kinda nice to see a place where people actually care.
Then those other sites are full of cynical robots who probably dont think to step into the shoes of his family and realize what it's like for them, and how many people it has affected.
Or perhaps they do not think that his death is anymore imporant than any of the other people who appeared in todays obituaries. Of course since they were not famous, they didn't get to be on the front page, but their families are equally sad. For some reason they do not get a forum topic, the bonus of being a celebrity, your death actually matters.
Or perhaps they do not think that his death is anymore imporant than any of the other people who appeared in todays obituaries. Of course since they were not famous, they didn't get to be on the front page, but their families are equally sad. For some reason they do not get a forum topic, the bonus of being a celebrity, your death actually matters.
This is what I'm talking about...though I'm not sure if you are being sarcastic or not. Does his death really matter more than yours or mine? Charlie claims people who are making light of his death don't realize how many people it affected. Well, just how many people is that? In all likelihood, he met more people than the average person has, just on the fact that his job was in the public eye. But I would guess that the people he really knew, and who really knew him, stacks up to be just about equal to any other middle-aged person. Those are the people who are actually affected by his death...and we are not among them.
The big difference for me is that I don't see him as this "wildlife warrior" with a "legacy" of conservationism. He did use his celebrity to raise awareness about real-world issues, which is lot more than most people can claim. But people are quick to confuse the term "celebrity" with "hero." The people who are actually working on these issues don't get front page obituaries, but it is their day-to-day lives that bring about change in the world.
I'm sorry to repeatedly harp on this, it's just that events like these make me realize how rapidly we are really loosing our collective grip on reality.
I'm sorry to repeatedly harp on this, it's just that events like these make me realize how rapidly we are really loosing our collective grip on reality.
I don't get this. You might want to replace "realize" with something more akin to "think" or maybe "assume". Unless you have some wierd blanket reality we should all conform too...
Besides his death will be like everyone else's. People will mourn and then people will move on.
Well, he died doing what he loved- messing with animals that prolly just wanted to be left alone. Hell, if I was a stingray, just chilling in the ocean, maybe looking for some female ray action, and some loud Australian dude got all up in my grill and pointed out how big my fins were (I'm sensitive about that!), I'd wanna get stabby. And cmon, how else did you expect Steve-o to die? Skiing? Cancer? No! He died the way he lived, pissing off animals that most people are sane enough to leave alone. I wish they had cameras in the afterlife so we could see him poke and prod at the various supernatural animals. "Crikey, lookitdat, it's a Cerberus! Sure got a nice set of heads on him! Now, I'ma get real close right hea, and jam my thumb in its butt! Have a look, won't you?"
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Then those other sites are full of cynical robots who probably dont think to step into the shoes of his family and realize what it's like for them, and how many people it has affected.
Control is the ultimate expression of power.
This is what I'm talking about...though I'm not sure if you are being sarcastic or not. Does his death really matter more than yours or mine? Charlie claims people who are making light of his death don't realize how many people it affected. Well, just how many people is that? In all likelihood, he met more people than the average person has, just on the fact that his job was in the public eye. But I would guess that the people he really knew, and who really knew him, stacks up to be just about equal to any other middle-aged person. Those are the people who are actually affected by his death...and we are not among them.
The big difference for me is that I don't see him as this "wildlife warrior" with a "legacy" of conservationism. He did use his celebrity to raise awareness about real-world issues, which is lot more than most people can claim. But people are quick to confuse the term "celebrity" with "hero." The people who are actually working on these issues don't get front page obituaries, but it is their day-to-day lives that bring about change in the world.
I'm sorry to repeatedly harp on this, it's just that events like these make me realize how rapidly we are really loosing our collective grip on reality.
I don't get this. You might want to replace "realize" with something more akin to "think" or maybe "assume". Unless you have some wierd blanket reality we should all conform too...
Besides his death will be like everyone else's. People will mourn and then people will move on.
Control is the ultimate expression of power.
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