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[internetworkers] Re: Dave Matusiak's Taboo Reaction

From: internetworkers AT lists.ibiblio.org (Gina Norman)
Subject: [internetworkers] Re: Dave Matusiak's Taboo Reaction
Date: Mon, 3 Feb 2003 11:50:11 -0500

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> Perhaps it goes to the way space travel has become more commonplace,
> and therefore a crash like this is less extraordinary for me. The
> Challenger explosion affected me deeply. Perhaps that is why, after
> 18 or so years, a second such loss seems less significant.

You know, I was thinking about this over the weekend... I think that, for
some people, the significance of this weekend's shuttle explosion might have
been *more* painful _because_ they remembered the first one, and this one is
stirring up old grief.

I think that psychological "echoes" of strongly-felt emotions are not that
uncommon.

I also wondered how much of the media play was due the fact that many of the
ppl making decisions now about coverage are our generation, and for us, this
kind of (24x7) coverage was made "standard" by the Challenger.

My $.02, YMMV, of course.

-Gina

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> Perhaps it goes to the way space travel has =
become more commonplace,
 > and therefore a crash like this is less =
extraordinary for me.  The
 > Challenger explosion affected me deeply.  =
Perhaps that is why, after
 > 18 or so years, a second such loss seems less =
significant. 


You know, I was thinking about this over the =
weekend... I think that, for some people, the significance of this =
weekend's shuttle explosion might have been *more* painful _because_ =
they remembered the first one, and this one is stirring up old =
grief.

I think that psychological "echoes" of =
strongly-felt emotions are not that uncommon.


I also wondered how much of the media play was due =
the fact that many of the ppl making decisions now about coverage are =
our generation, and for us, this kind of (24x7) coverage was made =
"standard" by the Challenger.

My $.02, YMMV, of course.


-Gina


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[internetworkers] Re: Dave Matusiak's Taboo Reaction , (continued)
- [internetworkers] Re: Dave Matusiak's Taboo Reaction, Robert, 02/03/2003
- [internetworkers] Re: Dave Matusiak's Taboo Reaction, David R. Matusiak, 02/03/2003
- [internetworkers] Re: Dave Matusiak's Taboo Reaction, Gina Norman, 02/03/2003