Avatar Making Viewers Depressed

I give a lot of leeway when a story is in the Entertainment section of a news site.  What Taylor Momsen wore to her b-day party?  Silly, but I can allow it.  Jon Gosselin's latest escapade?  Don't give a damn, but sure, it goes there.

But this is pushing it on the news angle.  It seems that Avatar fans just can't get over their own lives not being as awesome as the film.  The Story Highlights on this include such gems as " 'Avatar Forums' has a topic thread discussing depression over 'Pandora being intangible' " and "Some fans say James Cameron's "Avatar" may have been too real."

Apparently, this story really caught a lot of attention, too; there are 794 comments as of the writing of this post.

Um, help me out here.  The people who watched this movie, acclaimed for amazing CGI effects, which by definition are NOT REAL, are sad because real life isn't as beautiful/fun/Utopian as the PRETEND WORLD James Cameron created?!

And this is news because... ?

IT'S NOT EFFING NEWS, CNN.  I'm sorry, but if the last sentence in your article is "Within the fan community, suggestions for battling feelings of depression after seeing the movie include things like...encouraging members to relate to other people outside the virtual realm and to seek out positive and constructive activities," surely that's a TINY clue about this being inane bullshit?!

This kind of crap doesn't even belong in the Entertainment section; it belongs on an opinion blog, on a fan site, or on the effing cutting room floor.

Thanks, S, for the tip!