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Well, okay, maybe some of them might have been under a lot of stress and that might affect their personal life and even health or life expectancy.
Maybe some of the talented people who might have a fantastic career ahead of them won't recover and become jaded or leave the industry altogether.
Maybe none of that is heartbreaking, strictly said. It's "highly unfortunate" or "really sad", perhaps.
What really grates is your decision to nitpick about the choice of words because you saw something that was even sadder on TV.
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Well, okay, maybe some of them might have been under a lot of stress and that might affect their personal life and even health or life expectancy.
Maybe some of the talented people who might have a fantastic career ahead of them won't recover and become jaded or leave the industry altogether.
Maybe none of that is heartbreaking, strictly said. It's "highly unfortunate" or "really sad", perhaps.
What really grates is your decision to nitpick about the choice of words because you saw something that was even sadder on TV.