Every single day lately my news feed is flooded with the sudden unexpected deaths of various minor celebrities in teens through 30s — former child actors, children of politicians, TikTok stars, athletes, etc etc. Cause of death “unknown” or “being investigated” or “died in his sleep.” The latest is comedian Nick Nemeroff, 32.

With so many minor celebrities dropping dead, I wonder about the real numbers in the general population. As people have mentioned in other threads, watching the local obits is telling. At my local grocery store yesterday there was a science fair poster board set up covered with photos of one of their young employees. There was a notebook on the table to write condolences.