What do you think about memorializing people on Facebook, Twitter, etc.? Can you find some arguments about it?
Death: digital scrapbooks
1. www.123456789.net,
2.www.forevernetwork.com
3. www.memorymountain.com
Death: digital scrapbooks
1. www.123456789.net,
2.www.forevernetwork.com
3. www.memorymountain.com
I don't think it's too big a deal. For some people they enjoy going back looking through old photos of them or if they're thinking of them they could possibly write on that persons wall. I really don't have much of an argument for or against it. If it does bother simply don't go to the page.
ReplyDeleteWhen I die, I don;t think I would want my digital sites deleted. It would give my family and friends to go back and see my posts, laugh cry, etc... perhaps be a catalyst to the healing process.
ReplyDeleteI think that there is nothing wrong with memorializing people on social networks. For some, this might be comforting and even a way to get closure. As well, I see it as a way for everyone to stay connected and it lets others know that they aren't the only one who thinks of that certain person at times. People are there for one another. I'm part of a memorial page for a past student at Thomas More who was killed in action in Afghanistan in 2010. I never had a chance to meet him, but everything I read about him, and the stories I hear about him, makes me feel like I did know him. Also, I think his page has brought people closer together and it's a place that his family and friends can go to share their thoughts.
ReplyDeleteI don't think that it is a bad thing at all. My aunt passed away almost two years ago and my cousins still have her page up on facebook. Her daughter still posts to it along with other people just saying how much they miss her. I dont think I would want my deleted. I would like it to stay up so people can express their feelings about my death and share their memories of me.
ReplyDeleteI post pictures on facebook and instagram that I do not have hard copies of and if my page would be deleted, my family and friends wouldn't have access to those pictures. And reviewing posts or pictures could potentially help with the healing process and help with sharing memories to those who may not have known me very well (if I were to die while my grandchildren were young, my children could show them my facebook page and the pictures of me throughout my life and they would be able to have a better understanding of my life and who I was)
ReplyDeleteI do not see anything wrong with keeping someone's social media sites up after they have died. Personally, my best friend died of a brain tumor a little over two years ago and we have not taken his Facebook page down. By keeping the page up, it is almost a way for him to never die and never leave us. Getting on my Facebook and seeing something that links me to his page, gives me a feeling of comfort. But then I think of how stupid that is. Yes I can still see the pictures he posted three hours before he died, but it still lacks who he is/was as a person. I have some of the best memories of him and yes that is a way to share those memories with everyone that loved him. Keeping it up logically seems dumb but it is a comfort measure for all.
ReplyDeleteI think that this is a great way for people to talk about good times that they went through with the person that has passed. For maybe family to see how the person really was. It is also a great way to remember someone that has past. The only thing left are the memories and what better way than through this.
ReplyDeleteI think that memorializing people is a great thing to do. First and foremost, it always people to come together and tell all this wonderful stories about the person who was lost. Stories that family and friends have never heard before. This is comforting to families knowing that their loved one touched so many lives. Also it allows somewhere for people to go when they are thinking about someone they lost. Somewhere you know will always be there.
ReplyDeleteI don't find anything wrong with memorializing people on social media. I feel it gives people something to look back on and help them remember the good times the person that passed away had. I think some people find it comforting and find it like a sort of coping mechanism.
ReplyDeleteHonestly, I'd want my social media sites left up. As I stated in a previous post, they have taken the place of the cave wall. It tells people that I was here and I lived. It also hearkens back to the idea of old time death photography and crafting the narrative for those who come after. It wouldn't necessarily be carefully crafted. But it would be an honest account of what I thought and when. Pictures of the things I found intriguing and beautiful. Social media sites can be an honest reflection of who we are and/or were.
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