Comments on: Airplane crash imminent! http://vubui.com/blog/2005/09/21/airplane-crash-imminent/ Thu, 20 Nov 2008 16:19:38 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 By: Carl Weaver http://vubui.com/blog/2005/09/21/airplane-crash-imminent/#comment-65 Carl Weaver Wed, 19 Jul 2006 22:53:02 +0000 http://vubui.com/blog/?p=63#comment-65 I've had my fill of death and violence, car crashes, blood, guns going off near me, etc., yet I am strangely attracted to these things. Maybe it's my inner journalist or else the part of me that tries to help people and almost gets myself killed once a year or so.<br/><br/>My old motto: act first, think later. My new motto: Think first but do it anyway. I’ve had my fill of death and violence, car crashes, blood, guns going off near me, etc., yet I am strangely attracted to these things. Maybe it’s my inner journalist or else the part of me that tries to help people and almost gets myself killed once a year or so.

My old motto: act first, think later. My new motto: Think first but do it anyway.

]]> By: Brett Marcum http://vubui.com/blog/2005/09/21/airplane-crash-imminent/#comment-49 Brett Marcum Mon, 12 Dec 2005 05:17:58 +0000 http://vubui.com/blog/?p=63#comment-49 I am totally in agreement that we crave disasters. Most of us do not like seeing others suffer, but for some reason it really fascinates us. The media depends upon disaster for ratings. It is sad but news about happiness just doesn't sale. I am totally in agreement that we crave disasters. Most of us do not like seeing others suffer, but for some reason it really fascinates us. The media depends upon disaster for ratings. It is sad but news about happiness just doesn’t sale.

]]> By: Dan http://vubui.com/blog/2005/09/21/airplane-crash-imminent/#comment-48 Dan Thu, 17 Nov 2005 04:38:08 +0000 http://vubui.com/blog/?p=63#comment-48 fact. i agree, and really like what you've seen in us. it really is exciting to see / hear bad news when it's not about us. i suppose it's the same as the much retold story of the root of all comedy. we love it when bad things happen to other people. i mean, we don't love <i>it</i>, we love to hear about it. i don't think this makes us bad people. fact. i agree, and really like what you’ve seen in us. it really is exciting to see / hear bad news when it’s not about us. i suppose it’s the same as the much retold story of the root of all comedy. we love it when bad things happen to other people. i mean, we don’t love it, we love to hear about it. i don’t think this makes us bad people.

]]> By: Chris http://vubui.com/blog/2005/09/21/airplane-crash-imminent/#comment-45 Chris Wed, 26 Oct 2005 00:01:17 +0000 http://vubui.com/blog/?p=63#comment-45 yeah, it's like when the trade towers came down, or watching the tsunami footage -- any disaster is a view of death that magnetizes our attention and awe yeah, it’s like when the trade towers came down, or watching the tsunami footage — any disaster is a view of death that magnetizes our attention and awe

]]> By: Dooser http://vubui.com/blog/2005/09/21/airplane-crash-imminent/#comment-43 Dooser Mon, 03 Oct 2005 22:59:45 +0000 http://vubui.com/blog/?p=63#comment-43 Good observation. Good observation.

]]> By: Ed S. http://vubui.com/blog/2005/09/21/airplane-crash-imminent/#comment-42 Ed S. Sat, 24 Sep 2005 06:14:47 +0000 http://vubui.com/blog/?p=63#comment-42 I'm not terribly interested in man-made drama/disasters, but I can intensely relate to your fascination with natural disasters... storms, hurricanes, earthquakes, volcanoes. The full power of a dispassionate universe. It is a reminder that there's something far greater than ourselves, far more powerful than anything we create... and that's a kind of terrible beauty. I’m not terribly interested in man-made drama/disasters, but I can intensely relate to your fascination with natural disasters… storms, hurricanes, earthquakes, volcanoes. The full power of a dispassionate universe. It is a reminder that there’s something far greater than ourselves, far more powerful than anything we create… and that’s a kind of terrible beauty.

]]> By: Dennis http://vubui.com/blog/2005/09/21/airplane-crash-imminent/#comment-41 Dennis Fri, 23 Sep 2005 21:06:41 +0000 http://vubui.com/blog/?p=63#comment-41 I watched the same thing. I think the newscasters are especially disappointed when there is no disaster. Then they have to go back to the "regular" news. I watched the same thing. I think the newscasters are especially disappointed when there is no disaster. Then they have to go back to the “regular” news.

]]> By: bullemhead http://vubui.com/blog/2005/09/21/airplane-crash-imminent/#comment-40 bullemhead Fri, 23 Sep 2005 07:24:17 +0000 http://vubui.com/blog/?p=63#comment-40 I think all people have experienced this to some degree. I think it's called shottenfreud or something similar. It's probably left over from a simpler time when we weren't inundated with these images all day long, just lived out our lives without seeing disasters every month or week, or it seems now almost daily. I dunno, but I'm glad I'm not the only one who's felt that way. I think all people have experienced this to some degree. I think it’s called shottenfreud or something similar. It’s probably left over from a simpler time when we weren’t inundated with these images all day long, just lived out our lives without seeing disasters every month or week, or it seems now almost daily. I dunno, but I’m glad I’m not the only one who’s felt that way.

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