Our society rapidly moved from information explosion to information overload. Information is everywhere. From online events calendars to live, continuous congressional coverage, anyone can give and get information online. If news is only information, news is nothing. In the throes of all this information, the need for myth increases.
People grapple with the meaning of rapidly changing times.
People seek out ways in which they can organize and explain the world. People need stories. They sent hats when her hair fell out. They even sent money when mom lost her job to be at Kaycee s bedside. May 14 when Kaycee s passing was announced, followed by an online wake.