Man, you hit that one on the head!
People today have become exhibitionists. Every emotion, every experience has to be on display to the world. It's like they have to get external attention about it to make it real.
Most of the people hanging out on social media would be much better off if they put a cork in it, especially girls and young women who are letting a lot more of their personal life go public than is good for them.
The year I was in eighth grade, three of my classmates died in separate accidents. Big school (2000+) but I had classes with all three. In each case, there was small article on the obit page in the local papers. As kids, we were shocked, we were sad, and then we went on with our lives. Their families grieved and no doubt still grieve today, but we weren't family.
Today, here in a metro area with close to three million people, every time a teenager dies in an accident, it's a major news story, often for days. Even if the teenager lived in a suburb with 50k or larger population, we're repeatedly told that "the whole community is in in mourning." Makeshift memorials at the accident site, at the school, at the family's home, students and neighbors anxious to get on camera to tell us all about their connection to the victim. The schools always bring in grief counselors, because kids today apparently can't cope with the realities of life. Often classes and athletic events are cancelled.
All-Prince news continues here today. Never mind national and global crises, Prince died without a will. Whatever will we do!
