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Grief/tragedy/sympathy industry

An industry that pretends to be on your side, rooting for you instead of the events that make the industry possible (storms, crime, death, accidents, bad news).
The grief/tragedy/sympathy industry is a business, not a friend.
by Solid Mantis October 9, 2020
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Political Tragedy

A political stunt/figure resulting in failure, serious/backfiring consequences, or pointless inconvenience
Russia declaring war on Ukraine was a political tragedy
No free healthcare? That's a political tragedy
George Bush was a political tragedy
This bill the politicians put in recently is gonna be a political tragedy
The United Kingdom is a political tragedy in itself
by mart60 October 10, 2025
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Grief/tragedy/sympathy guilt trip

News stories that get more and more desperate until people submit into doing anything the media/government/healthcare industry/scientists want them to do.
Last week's grief/tragedy/sympathy guilt trip was a recycled story from the Trump era about a young guy that still thought the coronavirus was a hoax until he ended up in ICU. When that didn't increase vaccination rates, the grief/tragedy/sympathy industry got more desperate and had a guy talking emotionally about how you can save his one year old in Arkansas even if you live halfway across the country by getting in line for a vaccine. Just do what these people say and everyone will be okay, just meet their demands is what the grief/tragedy/sympathy industry is trying to prime people's subconcious with.
by The Original Agahnim August 11, 2021
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Hype Tragedy

The person who joined Myth gaming at 14 years old and now is married to Hype Colby the kid from Alabama who failed joining Red Reserves
Dude that guy just pulled a Hype Tragedy!
by twitch.tv/bruhiitzwolf November 22, 2019
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Tragedy + Time = Comedy

An internet equation. It expresses how tragedy will always be funny after time passes.
Dude! 9/11 is fucking hilarious!

Hey, 3,000 people died that day.

Well you know, Tragedy + Time = Comedy.
by anonymous September 10, 2023
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