facebook second death syndrome
The crazy behavior of people pretending they just lost a friend, even though the celebrity has been dead so long it’s like they’re your ex’s pet goldfish.
'I just found out that Freddie Mercury died in 1991. That’s so unfair!', from a 13-year-old.
A post: 'I cried when I heard my favorite singer died today.', it was 2018.
A message: 'I thought my favorite singer was just on vacation. I didn’t know she was dead.'