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Originally Posted by HungLikeJesus
Why is the death of some actor that you never met any more important than the death of someone else that you never met?
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Because even though you haven't met them, you know about them.
You could apply the same reasoning to how you feel when the parent of a friend passes away. You didn't actually know them, but because there's knowledge about them in your mind, you have an emotional response.