It does though. Peoples problems scale to fill them up.

That some can handle tsunamis with a smile (youth) and others cannot handle taunting and then commit suicide, doesn't value or devalue their pain. A child who cries still feels pain, even if his parents laugh at the event.

"The sadness of the world brings the old man laughter
The laughter of the world only grieves him, deceives him" - genesis (band)