Mentioning beauty when it’s not necessary

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created by threetimestwice on 03/12/2024 at 04:47 UTC*

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Why Is it so common for people to constantly comment on something being beautiful when it doesn’t make sense?

An example: Someone’s cat dies, a person posts its photo on Facebook, and people comment in a manner that reads as it’s a bigger loss just because it was beautiful.

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Comment by Joeva8me at 03/12/2024 at 05:05 UTC

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The idea is not to dwell on morbidity. Recognize beauty in life. Death can be a lot of things, sometimes beautiful, but the only thing we can hope for is being on the green side of the grass tomorrow.

Comment by Grand-wazoo at 03/12/2024 at 05:02 UTC

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This is a very strange interpretation of that situation. The commenter was just trying to show compassion and empathy for someone who lost their beloved pet, calling the cat beautiful likely had nothing to do with the magnitude of the loss.

Seems like you injected your own meaning into their words. As a general rule, you shouldn't do that.

Comment by karmakactus at 03/12/2024 at 05:19 UTC

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Virtue signaling. I notice people that virtue signal will do it extra when it has to do with race gender ext.

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Comment by whattodo-whattodo at 03/12/2024 at 06:28 UTC

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Beauty is often associated with age. Pets who have shiny fur and otherwise look good are thought to be both beautiful and full of life. A pet with chronic issues and treatment for those issues tends to have visible signs to indicate its failing health.

Comment by Thousandgoudianfinch at 03/12/2024 at 22:46 UTC

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Because Beauty, as per Christian namely Catholic and older thought is equated to morality, the prettiest flower of Spring, Fresco's and sculpture, Epigonus the sculptor etc