I feel weird about death acknowledgements. It seems shitty to me that we often forget about great people who've done a lot for humanity (or just our society/in-group) up until they die, and then suddenly there's an outpouring of remembrance and good feels. A far better time for that sort of thing would've been one month before the death, so at least the subject could experience that appreciation before s/he is gone. The whole "Oh no, this person is dead now, let us suddenly remember they existed!" feels so disingenuous and disrespectful to me.
Anne Rice 1941-2021
Anne Rice 1941-2021
Anne Rice 1941-2021
I feel weird about death acknowledgements. It seems shitty to me that we often forget about great people who've done a lot for humanity (or just our society/in-group) up until they die, and then suddenly there's an outpouring of remembrance and good feels. A far better time for that sort of thing would've been one month before the death, so at least the subject could experience that appreciation before s/he is gone. The whole "Oh no, this person is dead now, let us suddenly remember they existed!" feels so disingenuous and disrespectful to me.