Is it normal i don't see the big deal about anthony bourdain?

I don't really give a shit that he was a celebrity. I just think it's an unfortunate loss of an intelligent and talented human being. Check out his old show "no reservations." He was an excellent writer, inspired many, and no doubt changed lives.

But... But... But...

He was a CELEBRITY, dude! He had TV shows! He was, like, seriously famous! If you're not totally bent out of shape by the death of some famous person you've never met and almost certainly never would meet, then you're completely out of touch with modern cultural norms.

Hang your head in shame, then go on Facebook and Twitter and tell everyone how absolutely devastated you feel. If you don't, everyone will know you're a heartless bastard.

Even worse, if you let his death go without wailing and shrieking in despair, people might think you didn't know who he was.

As someone that worked as a chef and cook for 17 years and also as a survivor of suicide (loss), his passing hit me especially hard. I'm not going to summarize his life here, but he was well read, philosophical, and articulate.

He spoke so much more about food when he visited places. He would touch on politics, economics, genocide, racism, globalism, technology, culture and really have a desire to learn about a place, it's present and past, from the people living their and didn't ever inject his own personal beliefs in the conversation.

His monologues would ask open ended questions instead of coming to conclusions or declaring opinions and that was essentially unheard of anywhere else on television dealing with such issues.

People use the word depressed way too loosely. "That movie was depressing." "I'm so depressed 'Grey's Anatomy, is over." Actual clinical depression is a mental illness that can affect anyone- regardless of one's power, success, family, and social status and needs to be treated as such.

I can't say I was a big fan of his but it is an interesting note (I guess that would be the word I'm looking for) about the nature of depression. Depression the mental illness, beyond just feeling down. How a person can have a successful career and what seems like so much going for them but their brain is telling them they're worthless, a loser, nothing to live for, etc.. Just look at Anthony Bourdain, Kate Spade or Robin Williams. A hell of a lot of people would have traded places with them but their brains told them they were unfulfilled failures. Kind of frightening in a way.

I miss him!

Who?

I wonder if he really killed himself.He was a big champion of the metoo movement, he had everything going for him and he didn't seem like the type.

don't care about him much myself but I do find it sad anyone is depressed enough to take their own life.

I didn't know he existed until his death made the news.

never herd or ever seen him

More surprising than a big deal. Anthony Bourdain and Kate Spade could have had the best therapists and nurses round the clock. If I was going to commit suicide and had millions I would spend it all first. The suicide rate is up 30% and it really makes me wonder why?

Yet you bring him up. Frankly ive bever heard of him. Guess you care more than i do

I thought he was boring and elitist, My step daughter loves him and posted about him her facebook... Millenials