• mkultrawide [any]
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    1 year ago

    You can also think both things, there is no need to reconcile the thoughts. I think that's a horrible way to die and also I only really feel bad for the 19 year old kid. The same way I don't want to see people get shot, but I'm also not crying for the Tsar.

    • ProfessorAdonisCnut [he/him]
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      1 year ago

      The kid is more an Anastasia, not entirely un-tragic, but there's something disgusting about focusing massive sympathy on one rich kid while ignoring untold suffering of others.

      • mkultrawide [any]
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        1 year ago

        I've never actually seen that movie, but the kid originally wasn't even supposed to be on it. I do wonder if his dad made him/bullied him into it. I don't really hold children in the same regards as their parents. I think everyone is just fascinated because it's so rare and stupid. Balloon boy wasn't rich and that was all over the news.