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by hulitu 460 days ago
> what changed in the world that ended these types of death spectacles?

Nothing. Today we have Hollywood and "news" television. 24/7 violence.
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guappa 460 days ago
We like to pretend that stuntmen do not get injured and die all the time in hollywood productions.
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rightbyte 459 days ago
Are you sarcastic or is it that bad to be a stunt man?
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Qem 459 days ago
Sometimes you don't even need to be a stuntman for it to be bad. See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brandon_Lee
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guappa 459 days ago
It's rather bad.
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