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[commodorified]

So, seriously, when did it start to be socially acceptable and even normal to greet the news of someone's death by convening an inquiry on the spot to decide whether they "deserve" sympathy or not?

Ok, actually, forget that question. how do we make it stop?

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[legionseagle]

Quite apart from anything else, the loss of a ship (whether or not accompanied by loss of life, though the latter makes it infinitely worse) is always a tragedy because of all the hopes, memories and fears she carries with her. I've seen a tough Northern biker lad in tears at the loss of the yacht who'd seen him safely through Biscay, notwithstanding performing a 360 degree roll there, in harbour when a wall collapsed in Tenerife.