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I've been wondering if it isn't just that more celebrities have died (which I thought was unlikely), but that the celebrities dying are surprisingly young. Lik
by dharmon 10y ago
I've been wondering if it isn't just that more celebrities have died (which I thought was unlikely), but that the celebrities dying are surprisingly young.
Like when Kirk Douglas eventually dies, the likely reaction will be, "Wait, he was still alive?!" But it seems we've had lots of celebrities in their 50's and 60's dying, which is young for rich people.
So maybe it's not death, just unexpected death. I think it hits home more for people when a young person dies, even if "young" in some cases is in their 50's.
- sandworm101 10y agoCelebs are not the most healthy people. Having money can give you too much access to docs and prescription drugs (see prince). Many also have pasts involving non-prescription drugs. A decade of the wild life sticks with you forever.
- agumonkey 10y agoGeorge Michael and Carrie Fisher carried their burden too it seems. Fame mostly financed some drugs, but not everything was pink at the core.