Many people die every day. This isn't news, nor is it meaningful to us on more than an ambient level. The narratives that these deaths fit into make them meani

Many people die every day. This isn't news, nor is it meaningful to us on more than an ambient level. The narratives that these deaths fit into make them meaningful. The stories of people dying of covid. People dying of political violence. If drug deaths or suicide rates are increasing, and it's been making news then associated deaths are a part of this narrative.