An Alternative Perspective (that I may get some flack for). (Off-Topic)
by Claude Errera 
, Wednesday, December 28, 2016, 19:03 (2675 days ago) @ BeardFade
Mathematically, 2017 will likely be worse than 2016 in regards to losing our celebrities. 2018 worse than that. So on and so on. Our only hope of losing fewer household names in a given year is to reduce how many household names there are. Perhaps our angst and outcry is really more of an indication of the importance of "celebrity" in our culture and lives than it is about our personal sentiments towards people we've (likely) never met.
Maybe.
But there does seem to be something special about 2016.
If you look at 'celebrity deaths' compilations over the past few years, the numbers have been relatively steady for this decade so far (2010-2015), with a 75-100% increase for 2016. That's significant, no matter WHAT set of criteria you decide to use for judging.
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INSANEdrive,
2016-12-27, 16:35
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- 2016 wasn't quite finished. -
cheapLEY,
2016-12-27, 16:39
- 2016: Year of the Reaper -
SonofMacPhisto,
2016-12-27, 16:45
- An Alternative Perspective (that I may get some flack for). -
BeardFade,
2016-12-27, 18:37
- What is this? Logic? Reason? On the INTERNET! -
INSANEdrive,
2016-12-27, 18:55
- What is this? Logic? Reason? On the INTERNET! -
BeardFade,
2016-12-27, 19:05
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Funkmon,
2016-12-27, 19:06
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INSANEdrive,
2016-12-28, 01:40
- TIL. Also...my take (or whatever.) -
CyberKN,
2016-12-28, 03:45
- It's fine. To me it seems one and the same. -
INSANEdrive,
2016-12-28, 03:55
- It's fine. To me it seems one and the same.
- TIL. Also...my take (or whatever.) -
BeardFade,
2016-12-28, 05:04
- TIL. Also...my take (or whatever.) -
SonofMacPhisto,
2016-12-28, 11:09
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INSANEdrive,
2016-12-28, 13:31
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SonofMacPhisto,
2016-12-28, 13:35
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BeardFade,
2016-12-28, 15:50
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SonofMacPhisto,
2016-12-28, 16:14
- My apologies to you, SonofMacPhisto -
BeardFade,
2016-12-28, 17:53
- My apologies to you, SonofMacPhisto - SonofMacPhisto, 2016-12-28, 18:23
- Airing of Grievances - Ragashingo, 2016-12-28, 18:23
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Pyromancy,
2016-12-28, 19:21
- Arnold Palmer died?! -
Funkmon,
2016-12-30, 01:42
- My apologies to you, SonofMacPhisto -
BeardFade,
2016-12-28, 17:53
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SonofMacPhisto,
2016-12-28, 16:14
- Heh. Why do you think he posted? -
BeardFade,
2016-12-28, 15:50
- Heh. Why do you think he posted? -
SonofMacPhisto,
2016-12-28, 13:35
- Heh. Why do you think he posted?
- Its cool. You're fine. - INSANEdrive, 2016-12-28, 13:30
- TIL. Also...my take (or whatever.) -
SonofMacPhisto,
2016-12-28, 11:09
- I like your posts. -
Funkmon,
2016-12-28, 15:30
- Thanks -
BeardFade,
2016-12-28, 15:51
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CyberKN,
2016-12-28, 03:45
- Now mixed in common usage.
- What is this? Logic? Reason? On the INTERNET! -
BeardFade,
2016-12-27, 19:05
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Schedonnardus,
2016-12-27, 19:24
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Kermit,
2016-12-27, 22:29
- An Alternative Perspective: Drugs are bad Mmkay - Kermit, 2016-12-27, 23:18
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Kermit,
2016-12-27, 22:29
- An Alternative Perspective (that I may get some flack for). -
Morpheus,
2016-12-28, 04:29
- An Alternative Perspective (that I may get some flack for). -
BeardFade,
2016-12-28, 05:10
- Wise Words, My Friend. -
Morpheus,
2016-12-28, 11:59
- Wise Words, My Friend.
- An Alternative Perspective (that I may get some flack for). -
BeardFade,
2016-12-28, 05:10
- An Alternative Perspective (that I may get some flack for). - SonofMacPhisto, 2016-12-28, 10:54
- Interesting point. -
Ragashingo,
2016-12-28, 13:53
- An Alternative Perspective (that I may get some flack for). -
Claude Errera,
2016-12-28, 19:03
- An Alternative Perspective (that I may get some flack for). -
Kermit,
2016-12-30, 12:45
- PS: if you want to see widespread grieving... - Kermit, 2016-12-30, 12:53
- An Alternative Perspective (that I may get some flack for). -
Kermit,
2016-12-30, 12:45
- One Person's Math - Blackt1g3r, 2017-01-07, 01:26
- What is this? Logic? Reason? On the INTERNET! -
INSANEdrive,
2016-12-27, 18:55
- 2016: Year of the Reaper -
Kahzgul,
2016-12-27, 22:49
- 2016: Year of the Reaper -
SonofMacPhisto,
2016-12-28, 11:19
- 2016: Year of the Reaper - Kahzgul, 2016-12-28, 23:26
- 2016: Year of the Reaper - slycrel, 2016-12-29, 01:23
- 2016: Year of the Reaper -
SonofMacPhisto,
2016-12-28, 11:19
- Nah. -
CyberKN,
2016-12-27, 23:16
- Nah. - SonofMacPhisto, 2016-12-28, 11:03
- 2016: Year of the Reaper - ProbablyLast, 2017-01-01, 20:52
- An Alternative Perspective (that I may get some flack for). -
BeardFade,
2016-12-27, 18:37
- 2016 wasn't quite finished. -
Morpheus,
2016-12-27, 17:47
- 2016 wasn't quite finished. - cheapLEY, 2016-12-27, 18:03
- My sister asked me this morning and I told her no. - Funkmon, 2016-12-27, 19:06
- 2016: Year of the Reaper -
SonofMacPhisto,
2016-12-27, 16:45
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Mid7night,
2016-12-29, 00:20
- *Sigh* ^2 - INSANEdrive, 2016-12-29, 03:09
- 2016 wasn't quite finished. -
cheapLEY,
2016-12-27, 16:39