But posting a photo with a person that just passed away, is that your way of honoring them, or you?
I don’t follow this train of thought, it’s overly cynical. And I get it, we live in a really cynical society, but if this is your first instinct that everyone is coming from a place of self serving then I feel sorry for you ( a general you in this case). If someone close to me dies, or I see it on my fb feed, then it’s a personal tribute to that person and their place in your life that’s now vacant. But look, I’m not here to tell people how to react to a death, their place no matter how big or small in your existence is empty now and how you choose to react to that is your business… This was hamfisted and inarticulate on his part and it came across as unnecessary, and bitchy, and moreover, took people’s small tributes and made them about himself (and allll the media outlets are covering HIM now interesting), so who’s self serving who here?
It’s all about perspective. Where I come from, people mourn the passing of a loved one by celebrating that person’s life. It’s not a big deal when you put up your picture with the deceased on SM while offering condolences and maybe telling a short, heartwarming story about a certain special memory you had together. You don’t HAVE to do this, but it’s perfectly ok if you WANT to. Now, I admit that some people may do this with less than positive intentions, i.e self promotion or a need to be recognize for knowing the deceased (if they were someone important)…but it’s a sad outlook in life when you generalize and think that EVERYONE is like this.
I was told that Decider belongs to the NY Post, which belongs to Rupert Murdoch? Seems to be the US version of the Daily Fail… ? Right-wing, sexist angst mongerers… no wonder they are against selfie-culture and other modern, egalitarian media.
You have a life of such joy before you, not without hardships, not without bumps in the road. Be safe with those you trust, but when you do find people to trust, the bond will be that much greater.
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