Excellent comment. All of this is indeed, as some writer put it, "a tragedy for those who feel and a comedy for those who think".

(Which extends to the fact that expressing either particular sadness or particular amusement at these everyday facts is in itself looked down upon, while it is a "sane" and "balanced" attitude that's inconsistent. In other words, a naively rational response to the realities of our life and society is a one that would get you admitted to a hospital.)