"The question of how to treat the dead “right” is as old as dying itself. And many different funeral rituals are many culture’s different answers to the question. The internet simply represents one of many new factors shaping the evolving ethics and etiquette surrounding death".
"We, in this age and world, exist both physically and digitally. We are made of both flesh and code. Our death in this meatspace is promised. But our digital selves - like a part of myself that has been engraved on this blog - are here to stay. It will continue to exist for longer than we ever want it to. But it will never grow, either."
They are my favourite parts, making me wow. And I've never heard about Evan story till now. Also about this topic, I thought of me passing away someday but not about how I'll leave the world digitally. Thank you for sharing and writing this.
this post is pure gold!
thank you :)))
"The question of how to treat the dead “right” is as old as dying itself. And many different funeral rituals are many culture’s different answers to the question. The internet simply represents one of many new factors shaping the evolving ethics and etiquette surrounding death".
"We, in this age and world, exist both physically and digitally. We are made of both flesh and code. Our death in this meatspace is promised. But our digital selves - like a part of myself that has been engraved on this blog - are here to stay. It will continue to exist for longer than we ever want it to. But it will never grow, either."
They are my favourite parts, making me wow. And I've never heard about Evan story till now. Also about this topic, I thought of me passing away someday but not about how I'll leave the world digitally. Thank you for sharing and writing this.
I'm glad that you enjoyed the post :)))
A multifacet and heavily invested blog post, thank you so much!
oh thank you, glad that you've enjoyed reading this post
oh I'm really glad that this blog sparks some ideas for your book, really look forward to reading it.
I relate to what you said, and that reminded me of this quote:
"They say you die twice. One time when you stop breathing and a second time, a bit later on, when somebody says your name for the last time.” – Banksy
writing this post puts me into thinking about what legacy I want to leave behind when I'm gone