that's interesting. i've seen them talk about myspace on the news, after young kids die and their profiles are used to serve as memorials (because what other source is better to accurately document the true life of a high schooler?!) . there's a livejournal community (lj_remembers) that is dedicated to posting the usernames of users who have died. on the other hand, there are also communities that are dedicated to exposing people faking their deaths/illnesses/pregnancies/etc. for attention (?). uhhh...i don't know if any of this is directly related to the post but it's interesting. to me. and hopefully you.
That's why I refuse to give out my LJ password to family members. If I died, they'd make a bunch of sappy posts and a MIDI of "Tears in Heaven" or worse yet "The Wind Beneath My Wings" (*gag!*) Hell no. If I die, I'll come back as a ghost and write SCARY posts on LJ. Heh heh heh...
"Records of social life in the early 21st century are so ephemeral," she said. "Losing such a lovely virtual expression of love and grief would be a shame."
I agree. It's sad enough that social life itself is so ephemeral these days.
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I agree. It's sad enough that social life itself is so ephemeral these days.
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