What does this really mean though that he touched more lives?
As with any celebrity death, there is a large group-think influence. People feel the need to grieve because many others are, and the whole thing snowballs, abetted by the media.
Are their actions a genuine reflection of their own personal feelings towards Hughes, or those of the community at large and an innate need to conform to those?
If Hughes was killed in a car crash, would we see the same public outpourring of grief? Or is it the freak nature of the accident that solicites stronger emotions?
I'll leave it at that. I don't want to ruffle any feathers.
