I agree, we baby boomers are getting old. Mortality is more of a factor. I'm preparing my eulogy as we speak. I plan to be around for a long, long time. My genetics favor it, but one never knows.
Skewed as usual.
Okay when Merle Haggered died I don't think anyone was too shocked because he was old. You'll get your anomaly here and there like David Bowie because he had cancer and didn't reveal it due to his private nature.
What so shocking when people like Whitney Houston, Michael Jackson and Prince die. You think several things: they're to young to die, they didn't have cancer, they should have the best medical care available to them in the world, they should be surrounded by a staff that will take care of them (prevent them from overdosing).
What took down these celebrities and many others? Drugs. Most of them, it was prescription drugs and all of them were addicted to releave their "pain." What pain did they have? Did they moonwalk too much? Feet hurt from wearing high heels? Maybe being a celebrity carries pressure that normal people like us just can't comprehend? I mean juice is a celebrity on Instagram but I don't think that's anywhere near the celebrity of Prince.
I'm sure the fast lifestyle doesn't help the body but the drugs killed them all, and that's a big reason you'll see more deaths in the coming years.
If you ignore age - health issues - and drug use - then this trend might seem alarming. It's not alarming when you think about the fact that many are near (or above) 50. I think that many folks have lived hard for many years - and that damage can shorted ones life too.
Makes sense.
When we now have "celebrities" like the Kardasians and so called reality "stars" there are a lot more of these types in the news then ever before in time. So we have more people that are known about due to all the media outlets now available.
7 comments