Friend's Chandler, Matthew Perry, died at 54
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Seeing the memory of Friends taking hits, first with James Michael Tyler and now with Matthew, is very hard.
Even sadder is his fate was probably sealed because he was alone. It was probably a cardiac event that disabled him in the hot tub / pool and he drowned. Could've been unrecoverable anyway but being alone is making pretty sure it is.
On a side note, I wonder if Apple Watch can detect this kind of events and report that to 911 immediately. Even better, can Apple Watch "predict" such fatal events based on data of millions of users who've had similar incidents?
Edit: Maybe the downvoters can say their counter-argument?
ADDED: I'd add that the downvotes are probably mostly from people who are tired about being lectured to about how they should be living in cities.
I don't know why my comment would make them think that way. I'm simply stating my opinion.
OTOH, commenting about your 'pity' in sardonic language, dripping with so much disdain and so many loaded words / phrases that what should be SUBTEXT is all anyone 'hears' - clearly indicating that all you're doing is signaling a preference and not anything like, say, empathy - well, that's about the opposite.
I have it every time I step outside. Fresh air, birds singing, flowers and bees. Last week I held a tiny bird in my hands as we walked among the gardens and trees, until it regathered its strength and flew off.
I suppose I must be missing the appeal of living in a box above a kebab shop with a roommate who barely speaks English.
No it doesn't. I'm simply asking whether this kind of stuff is more common is suburban areas vs. urban areas.
Not trying to snark, honest question.
And here, the suburban hospitals are better.
In my personal experience, I always felt for more supported and a much bigger sense of community in suburban areas. Most suburban streets I've lived on, even when they weren't in the best neighborhoods, I felt comfortable asking anyone on the block for any kind of help. I do not feel the same way in my current apartment building. We have one neighbor who refuses to walk their 120 pb German Shepard on a leash which has already attacked me and my dogs.
Shouldn't that dog have been put down already?
Our dog has actually been attacked by another dog outside on the street and that was more straightforward.
In this situation it happened inside our building, so the city won't do anything and says we need to work with our landlord. Our landlord isn't doing anything despite our repeated asks. The neighbor in question has multiple evictions previously, etc. There just isn't much more we can do unfortunately
First, this is, I'd say, rather off-topic ... and may seem impolite. It's along the lines of "hey, did you hear so-and-so died?" ... and someone launches into some thought that is not remotely specific to the person who died.
Second, your comment suggests you didn't even bother to 'look at the data'. 'Common sense' basically = 'alchemy', both of which are bollocks.
Now, in fairness, I'll write - among the 'letters' associated with my name, there are not only ... 'credentials', but also, everybody's favorite source of unceasing internal entertainment: attention deficit hyperspace dysplasia. You know, good ol' ADHD. So, I get it ... this may be along those lines, and even people without 'clinical-level' ADHD can have any of the relevant traits at various levels. But still, best to consider certain events like deaths - that many take very seriously - in that light, I'd suggest.
There are almost always people who experience significant sorrow and related emotions at such times. Even not knowing Mr Perry, nor being any particular fan - he had friends, family, and beyond ... all who are now hearing of his rather untimely passing.
I can see why you'd think that way, but please notice that I'm the OP of the post and have been shocked by the news... The show played a huge role in my life and I wouldn't want to draw attention away from the main topic.
> Second, your comment suggests you didn't even bother to 'look at the data'. 'Common sense' basically = 'alchemy', both of which are bollocks.
I would respect your comment up until this point.
If death is waiting for us all, Chuck Norris is waiting for death.
Chuck Norris will live forever. When Chuck Norris gets old, he’ll just kick his own ass into shape.
Chuck Norris will have the quickening like the Highlander and pass the torch to another Chuck Norris that looks just like him.
Fun fact, Chuck Norris’ youngest son - Dakota - is a 5th degree black belt and a 5-time UFAF champion. (mind blown)
The guys from The Expendables?
But this one isn't filling me with existential dread and I don't know why. I keep ping-ponging between "We got started early with the gut punch of Christa McAuliffe, Ron McNair and the rest of the Challenger crew, then Kurt Cobain then River Phoenix then..." and "I guess I'm old now and this is just normal." There's even an argument that, my goodness, how on earth did he make it so far? And I am not being flippant: Perry lived an absolutely hellish life in too many ways.
I have no idea what his cause of death was, but ... I just hope people get help when they need it.
I found that the deaths of Hunter S Thompson, David Bowie, and Sinead O'Conner put me a bit on my heels. Some of the others had some kind of impact. And many of the others.. nothing. But at least those three, and maybe a couple of others, definitely threw me a bit.
So that's the Q. Anything..? Nothing? If nothing, I'd personally find that possibly worth investigating. And I'm not big on para-social celebrity/artist relationships. But a few landed for me.
Celebrities/artists/all-around-famous-people dying rarely affects me. Prince, maybe? But that was possibly because I like his music so much and probably grieved the loss of more music than the person whom I never met.
Knowing about kids dying in war and from gun violence and domestic abuse and such probably hits me harder than hearing about any random celebrity dying.
Limited just to entertainment industry celebrities, I will admit I don't have a strong emotional reaction to ... most of them (other than the general empathetic sadness on behalf of a vibrant human's friends and family) ... but I don't think it's indicative of anything worrying.
For some reason Sinead O'Connor was an exception to this, and I did feel quite emotional at her passing.
For me there was a small “but he was young…” with Matthew Perry, but also an “oh well…”.
I frequently talk with my 84-year old neighbours. One lost her husband a year ago, the other one’s wife has dementia. They themselves are sharp as ever, but their whole world is a museum of memories. They have grand children, but everyone they knew is dead. They like company, but one said there’s something special about same-aged people, they share things with.
I don’t know when the death of a celebrity will hit me, but it’s probably when someone younger than me dies of non-accidental causes.
[that’s what I would expect in our cyberpunk world. #docWagon]
It would be very hard to live your life without feeling like you are performing constantly. It's no wonder so many famous people struggle with addiction.
But I have to believe most people who are really on the celebrity circuit still find the negative aspects you mention tiresome even if you can tune some of it out with money.
People often question folks who leave the famous life behind to protect themselves, Lauren Hill, Dave Chappell, Seinfeld, etc. I think it makes perfect sense.
I once heard the remark: If you think being rich and famous is going to solve your problems, try just being rich first and see if that helps.
He will be missed. Rip.
The premise is entirely self contained and easy to understand, the joke density is unparalleled (like that off-screen one about Ross’s dinosaur watch not working), the characters are interacting with each other in their purest forms, and the physical humor, especially Joey jumping into the chair, is so well timed.
>Stephen King discusses Cujo in On Writing, referring to it as a novel he "barely remembers writing at all." King wrote the book during the height of his struggle with alcohol addiction. King goes on to say he likes the book and wishes he could remember enjoying the good parts as he put them on the page.
I imagine that Perry probably could not remember filming many episodes/scenes.
That's Miss Chanandler Bong, thank you very much
It would be quite easy to spend even 50M on rehab , if you are going to have celebrity speakers[1] coming and doing motivational sessions etc on top of very luxurious stay that can be thousands of dollars a day .
[1] for a celebrity addict, it may even have a lot value, few people can understand how fame affects someone thab a another celebrity who became say sober after a tough struggle.
Don’t get me wrong rehab is a costly endeavor regardless but rich actors spending millions on rehab is often because they’re doing it in style. They aren’t going to recovery centers of America, eating Sysco hospital food, and sharing a room with a 22 year old heroin addict that steals car stereos whose family is giving them one last chance. That 22 year old will still end up paying a lot but not as much as you’d think for 28 day inpatient residential. It’s often like 20-40k which is for sure a lot of money but when you think of taking care of a human being for a month, monitoring them, feeding them, housing them, providing them counseling (usually multiple types), nursing and admin support, etc. it’s especially crazy when a single mri can take that number in a 40 minute scan.
FTFY
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