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But the news has not always been about invading the privacy of those who are grieving. Even though this "we" may like to watch it...I think it's loathsome and I'm not surprised that those who support this kind of media hoopla don't even address that when responding to Pragma's post.

And I'm not particularly inclined to believe that anyone is looking for "answers" or a way to heal from this when they watch the news. They are looking for distraction and information and then they go and share that information with other people who are also looking for distraction and information. It's called gossip.

Or we can just keep considering ourselves more "well-informed" or "better off."

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