Ask HN: How to make sense of death in Rangers game?

5 points·Hisoka··6 comments

So I just heard about a man dying while trying to catch a baseball in the Rangers game http://www.nypost.com/p/news/national/baseball_fan_dies_after_falling_tBxB3Mtt970HuMkLKvVPlI

How does one make sense of these random nonsensical tragedies that happen in life?

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In a world with urban sprawl and animal cruelty, depleting natural resources, and families living on the streets, you're going to focus on a stupid freak accident?

As inhumane as the treatment of animals has been, you should see how we've treated each other. That being said, let's not question the importance of deaths that are relative to one's background or focus. Death should never be devalued no matter how "freak" or "accidental".

That wasn't my point. My point is this hits hard because it seems very random, and meaningless, and I want to know how people can make sense of it. Animal cruelty is just people being cruel. Depleting natural resources is just greed. I can rationalize those things. They're extremely easy to think about

Without even looking at your profile I can tell by your remark you still live at home and are no older than 17.

That's not a bad thing. You just need to grow up a little. But for now, go ahead, obsess over needless things.

Ha! Me saying "That's not my point" hurt your little ego, huh? Awwww...

You don't, death just sucks.

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