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It could be a style choice. Being more specific makes it feel more real, at least for me. Making it general sounds detached.
by highwind 10y ago
It could be a style choice. Being more specific makes it feel more real, at least for me. Making it general sounds detached.
- jtheory 10y agoThis is the reason. It's abstractly difficult to inform a person that their close family member has died, potentially from violent causes, possibly very suddenly. But come down this hallway, now, to tell this woman that her child is dead; this is what it will be like. You'll need to change your clothes first; you'll need to practice first; and this is what it will do to her, and what it will do to you. I (obviously) found this very powerful, and while there's some compromise involved in adding in these carefully-selected specifics, it's worth it.