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Originally posted by Gren the cake
could it be because... controvery and mishaps arent all that normal?
think about it, as a whole look at it yes, lots of bad shit goes on.
but if we were all to look at our lives singularly, how many of us could hon estly say, wow, my life is complete and utter shit (and not just becuz they have no friends and dotn go anywhere. i mean like losing ur loved ones tragically, diseases, ravaged by wild monkey mistresses etc etc.)
how many school shootings have their been? how many days were spent bein shot up at school... compared to everyday at school where NOTHING happened? most people will go through those 4 years (.... 5 or 6 for some i guess ;)) and see NOTHING like that.
again, its something different, making it interesting. problem is, people will choose only to see that. you show them 1 day where someone has an accident at disneyland and dies, and the other 364 days of that year where no one died and everyone had fun, will mean nothing to them.
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Yes. I think all that you said plays a big part in it. But it doesn't have to be just bad or controversial news regarding this either. There are more than enough people in the world who live a boring existence, and tend to live vicariously through T.V. stars, movie chracters, etc. Also, from first-hand experience, they also live through the lives of real-life friends, co-workers, etc.