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does it make you sad if someone you dont know dies?

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does it make you sad if someone you dont know dies?

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Not generally, and actually, unless it's someone I'm really close to, even when people I know die, it doesn't make me sad.
 
Not usually sad. Particularly unjust death (like that amazonian one that was just posted this morning) is upsetting but not really in a sad way.

Though there are cases where I don't know someone but it'll still be kind of sobering, like when a musician that really impacted you passes or something like that.
 
irishScott said:
Depends on how close you were. My grandfather died last August, nice funeral at Arlington National Cemetary, my dad/uncle/grandmother were balling their eyes out. I, who have only seen my grandfather on that side for maybe three weeks total spread across my entire life, didn't shed a tear or feel any desire to really. I was sad, but in a very sympahtetic way and not much for my own sake.
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In response to your response to my response... just thought of this - when something sad on a tv show happens, I actually shed some tears. But not for real life people I know. WTF is wrong with me?
 
rh71 said:
In response to your response to my response... just thought of this - when something sad on a tv show happens, I actually shed some tears. But not for real life people I know. WTF is wrong with me?
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The only time I felt sad at a TV show was way back in the 80s. There was an episode of Silver Spoons that had Ricky Schroeder going out to shoot a pet or something like that. I need to track it down on YouTube one of these days.

It was gut-wrenching for sure.
 
why did you say "if"
people i don't know are dying all the time
~155,000 a day
i don't know almost all of them
 
rh71 said:
I have asked myself why I don't get all that sad even when someone relatively close dies... like my grandfather recently. I feel like I should, but don't. Something seems wrong. When I was younger I was always around him. Now my other grandfather is in poor health but I don't have any feelings towards that either. My grandma was on her death bed (cancer) with us surrounding her and my cousins were balling their eyes out. I left early to go make a hockey game. Honestly, it was just because I felt no obligation to be there. Again I feel like this should be wrong. Or a good thing perhaps to save from hurt. It's not like I'm secretly crying afterwards though.
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Possibly a psychopath? Do you have any emotions at all?

Edit: Being serious.
 
rh71 said:
I have asked myself why I don't get all that sad even when someone relatively close dies... like my grandfather recently. I feel like I should, but don't. Something seems wrong. When I was younger I was always around him. Now my other grandfather is in poor health but I don't have any feelings towards that either. My grandma was on her death bed (cancer) with us surrounding her and my cousins were balling their eyes out. I left early to go make a hockey game. Honestly, it was just because I felt no obligation to be there. Again I feel like this should be wrong. Or a good thing perhaps to save from hurt. It's not like I'm secretly crying afterwards though.
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Unfortunately, I have to agree with rh71 on this one. My brother died in a car accident a few years ago and I didn't shed a tear. My grandmother passed on last summer, same thing. I definitely think my emotions are different than others.
 
If it's and individual, give me a little touching back story and I'll get sad in a general sort of way. If it's dozens or hundreds or thousands of people in some part of the world I barely remember the name of then no.
 
i don't even get sad if someone I know dies.

relatives, friends, whatever. I don't wish death on anyone, but i can't seem to get emotional about anyone's death.

i honestly think there's something wrong with me. :/
 
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