facebook second death syndrome

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When people act like they just heard a star died, even though it was years ago and they probably forgot about it.
'RIP Michael Jackson, you were the best!', 12 years after he died.
A group chat explodes with 'OMG, Britney Spears is dead? Why didn't anyone tell me?!
DM: 'I just found out my favorite singer died in 2015. That's not fair.'
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The madness of pretending a celebrity’s death just happened, even though they’ve been dead longer than your ex’s relationship.
'I just realized Selena died in 2002. That’s not fair!', from a 14-year-old.
A tweet: 'Brad Pitt died today. I’m heartbroken.', it was 2009.
A friend sends you a message: 'I just found out Prince died. I thought he was just on vacation.'
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When people act like they just lost a friend, even though the celebrity has been dead for years and they still haven’t learned to read.
'I just found out that Whitney Houston died in 2012. That’s not fair!', from a 10-year-old.
A post: 'I cried when I heard my favorite singer died today.', it was 2016.
A comment on a post: 'RIP Tom Petty. I didn’t even know he was dead.'
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The weird habit of people acting like they just heard about a celebrity dying, even though they've been dead so long it's like they're your uncle’s pet goldfish.
A tweet: 'I just found out that Kobe died. I cried for 5 minutes.', it was 2021.
A message: 'I just realized that Lady Gaga died in 2019. That’s so unfair!', from a 12-year-old.
A post: 'I thought my favorite singer was just on vacation. I didn’t know she was dead.'
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When people go full meltdown about a celebrity's death, even though they've been dead so long it's like they're your old math teacher.
'I just found out that David Bowie died in 2016. That’s not fair!', from a 9-year-old.
A comment: 'I cried like a baby when I heard my favorite singer died today.', it was 2017.
A tweet: 'RIP Steve Jobs. I didn’t even know he was dead.', from someone who still uses a flip phone.
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The crazy behavior of people pretending they just lost a friend, even though the celebrity has been dead so long it’s like they’re your ex’s pet goldfish.
'I just found out that Freddie Mercury died in 1991. That’s so unfair!', from a 13-year-old.
A post: 'I cried when I heard my favorite singer died today.', it was 2018.
A message: 'I thought my favorite singer was just on vacation. I didn’t know she was dead.'
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