How can people mourn people that they do not know?

[katipunero]

the Steve Jobs love-fest is typical human behavior. we react accordingly to a good narrative which is helped along by the media and their non-stop coverage and tribute pieces.

if mourning for people we do not know somehow had a direct relation to how much a guy has positively influenced and changed the world, then everyone, in theory, should have wept for the death of Dennis Ritchie. but not one did outside of his families and close friends.

no coverage, no cry.

 

[warpus]

I find human death very frustrating, so I wish people cared about it more

It's just a part of life, like birth.. I think I've been desensitized to death by the media though. It's hard to admit, but unless it's somebody I know or care about, I can easily gloss over it and move on.

 

[aronnax]

Yes, that would be a side-effect. On the upside, we'd learn better and better ways of reducing these tragedies, because we'd care. Not wanting something because of the potential pain it will eventually cause is not always for the best. The more friends I have, the more mourning I will undergo as they die. But this doesn't mean I shouldn't have friends! It just means I should help keep my friends alive.

I find human death very frustrating, so I wish people cared about it more

How do you reduce natural death???