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In response to "honestly it's just tragic. These people are being duped. My brother lives with it every day. -- nm" by loosilu

I'm just sad every time I hear of one these deaths. It's so unnecessary and I feel bad for them and their loved ones.

Posted by ty97 Jan 28 '22, 18:42

I know some folks seem to take schadenfreude or something but I absolutely can not. It just makes me sad.

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I guess I'm a callous dick because I don't really feel bad at all for these people. They made their choice, and choices have consequences. - Cuzzin Todd Jan 28, 18:59 6
- Schadenfreude isn't about not really feeling bad; it's more about taking joy from the misfortune of others. And I don't think any of us are doing that - Beryllium Jan 28, 19:07 3
  - I'm certainly not happy about it. Just not sad either. -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Jan 28, 19:24 1
    - That seems normal to me, especially since we usually don't personally know the people. -- nm - Beryllium Jan 28, 19:26
  - oh, there's been a few, the right wing talk radio jerks, the ministers who tell their church they can pray for protection, Nelson Ha Ha -- (pic) - zeitgeist Jan 28, 19:13 [Attachment]
- Yeah, these are deaths of choice. Not like smoking where it's a difficult addiction, but like not wearing a helmet on a motorcycle or a seatbelt in a - TWuG Jan 28, 19:03
- They genuinely live in a fox news bubble.They dob't have the education to know better.1 -- nm - loosilu Jan 28, 19:01
Long time since I did the schadenfreude. These people were duped by an evil machine. -- nm - loosilu Jan 28, 18:58
Agree 100%. People should not have to pay with their life for a bad decision. - Pippy Jan 28, 18:51
and every one of them get their news from faux, they are responsible for at least 250,000 needless deaths. -- nm - zeitgeist Jan 28, 18:47 1
- This. -- nm - loosilu Jan 28, 18:59

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I'm just sad every time I hear of one these deaths. It's so unnecessary and I feel bad for them and their loved ones.

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