RIP Robin Williams

[Arioch]

Going to post a comment I made on Facebook to a friend whom had the same view as Snak3 and such (Context about the pornstar was one was severely beaten up recently, but no news on her well-being, and then it was brought up about Police Officers or soldiers being shot)

Me - "The difference is that, while those people are no less different as a human, and deserve our sorrow, Robin Williams was someone whom has been around in people's lives for years. The pornstar has not been around for 20+ years entertaining people (Giggity), the Police officer has not directly affected us, and same with a soldier fighting (Yes his efforts do protect us, but often times we don't even know the names when tragedy strikes). Just because we may not publicly grieve for those people, but we do someone else, does not mean we should feel guilty about mourning someone whom was an inspiration for many, and someone whom brought joy to many lives. Yes it is sad to see others hurt/beaten/die. It's tragic, and anyone saying it isn't is 100% wrong. But those who touch our lives directly, or at least in a more direct way, are going to have more of an impact.

tl;dr - Don't make people feel guilty for mourning someone."

Me - "Same thing happened when Paul Walker died. I get that they are actors and most of us haven't met them personally. But ****, if I feel sorrow for losing someone whom brought me joy in my life, I shouldn't be made to feel bad about it or guilty."

Friend - "People freaked out over Robin Williams dying because it honestly scared the **** out of people. It made them realize you really never know how your life will end. You can have it all, be the smartest most kind, funny, rich, etc. person and still be so unbelievably sad and alone that you take your own life. No one talks about depression, and it really is a silent killer. This opened a lot of people's eyes. Also, you know most people get their news from social media..social media doesn't really highlight the so called "important" news. That's why no one knows about the stories you mentioned. But either way, like [Finn] said, you shouldn't make people feel guilty for mourning."

tl;dr - One more time for emphasis: Don't be that guy and make me feel bad for mourning someone.

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