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Why obituaries are written before people die

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Major publications do not scramble to write a massive retrospective when a famous figure suddenly passes. Journalists morbidly pre-write hundreds of comprehensive obituaries for aging celebrities and simply leave them in a drawer. They are essentially just waiting for the final green light to hit publish.

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