I've noticed recently a number of celebrity death stories pointedly don't explain the deaths. Is this pure coincidence, or is this a kind of deliberate practice?
Solitude and loss of purpose can kill just as well as cancer.
Bob Saget has died
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#123Earlier quoted context omitted.
To those downvoting the above, it's a reference to a famous Bob Saget line.
Well if your only experience with the movie was on Comedy Central you might remember it as "Did you ever suck _toe_ for weed?". Comedy Central with the hilariously bad filler lines. Another classic being the line from Kill Bill: "My names Buck, and I like to [cue robotic, out of cadence word]_party_"
I think the best is "This is what happens when you _find_ a stranger in the _alps_" from The Big Lebowski.
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#124rest in peace
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I understand that effect well, though I know no name for it, and I've never heard another person mention it before now. Kind of odd given how prevailing it seems. How it shapes our senses. Since this is the first time I've heard it described, and since it seems like an important artifact of human cognition, I propose we call this the "Scop Effect" (unless of course it already has some other name or definition elsewhe…
You’ve never heard of reputation until just now?
This is more than a chain of reputability. Someone you hold in esteem confers some of your feelings for them onto their preferences.
A parent likes a certain band. A lover likes a certain restaurant. A deceased person you respected held high opinions of someone you weren't necessarily fond of, but that you're now willing to overlook or reconsider.
There's a tinge of emotion.
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#126I had the incredible experience to speak with him a few weeks ago and be a quick guest on one of his podcasts where he speaks with random fans who send him their number. I spoke with him on a whim, mostly because my wife adored Full House growing up and I thought it would be a neat surprise for her if he called while she was with me. And as luck would have it she was not home when he called.
We spoke for 7 minutes or so and he was just so damn pleasant and likable. I think we're hardwired to assume the worst about celebrity egos. But he just came across as an affable dude you could have a beer with.
A few weeks ago he was a vibrant voice on the other end of the line and now he's gone. Absolutely surreal.
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#127In the early 90s, in Saudi Arabia, there were two national tv channels. Channel 1 and Channel 2.
During the month of Ramadan, right after we break our fast, we would run to the tv room and tune in to channel 2. A spotlight would frame a door and the announcer would go, "...ladies and gentlemen, Bob Saget!" He would walk in with his signature suit and greet the crowd. America's funniest home video was one of the few American shows that ran on Saudi TV. Right after, they played Full House. So many memories.
Many Muslims will stop for a moment today and make a grateful prayer for Bob Saget.
Rest in Peace.
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It doesn't have to work for you. It's alright for other people to draw their own conclusions.
Sorry, per the comment I was still responding to, it still doesn’t “clear it up” for me. The presumption was then that what works for them should work for me. The clarification did not clarify it for me. They had the expectation, not me.
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#129In the early 90s, in Saudi Arabia, there were two national tv channels. Channel 1 and Channel 2. During the month of Ramadan, right after we break our fast, we would run to the tv room and tune in to channel 2. A spotlight would frame a door and the announcer would go, "...ladies and gentlemen, Bob Saget!" He would walk in with his signature suit and greet the crowd. America's funniest home video was one of the few A…
I believe you but wow that is very surprising
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Isn't it sad there's an assumption that if people aren't politically aligned, they don't respect each other? I have many friends and family members who are not aligned with my political views at all. I'd never let politics get in the way of that. After all, what is accomplished by avoiding someone because you don't agree with their views?
Is it? We are reaching a point where one particular political alignment is basically interested in setting us back pre-1950's in terms of rights and liberties. Hard to remain respectful of anyone who subscribes to that.
Are you talking about economical or social rights and liberties? Because one party would like to remove or reduce the latter, while the other party the former.