Few things in life are certain ...

This is one of them, and no one wants to talk about it

“Do you guys ever think about dying?”

The record scratch that follows Margot-Robbie-as-Barbie in the Barbie movie is comical because it comes from stereotypical Barbie, yes, but also because the question would be just as awkward in most conversations, at least in the United States.

Have you ever tried to talk to someone about death? I mean, not when it was necessary, like at a funeral or at a funeral home. And not in a joking way. It seems like the two acceptable ways to talk about death in our culture are jokes and horror. Spooky season brings out all the skeletons and ghosts and haunted places and slasher films, all in good fun, but does it make anyone actually think about death?

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