Why have a thread full of condolences from strangers directed at strangers and shun any actual discussion? Because this is how people deal with the existence o

Why have a thread full of condolences from strangers directed at strangers and shun any actual discussion? Because this is how people deal with the existence of death, and they appreciate having a place to pay their respects independent of having an "actual discussion." Why do you think that ceremonial burial is a near-universal element of human culture? A breaking-news thread announcing a person's early death is a terrible place to have a discussion about "the stresses of life...related to tech." You should have that discussion inside your head, and then engage other people with it at a time when they did not just hear about someone's suicide.