Quote Originally Posted by veti View Post
Our culture is not good at dealing with death. We spend most of our lives denying or ignoring it. When forced to acknowledge it, nearly everyone will fall back on a handful of stock responses that are thought to be universally acceptable, rather than trying to think of something meaningful to say.
True.

Similar hot take (among the people who do it, much more tepid among the people who receive it) - I hate "thank you for your service".