The sad thing with Facebook and other social media

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infinity ag
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Today is my Aunt's birthday. I had remembered, but I saw a notification on Facebook show up. The sad thing is my Aunt died almost 5 years ago.
My father in law was active on FB and he passed away this year. His birthday showed up this year.

I have 3-4 former co-workers who are on Linkedin who are no longer living. This includes the CEO of a past employer who died in an accident.

Some of their FB friends don't know that they are gone and on birthdays, they send them cheery public messages wishing them a long life and all that.

Very sad. I wish this is addressed somehow.
swc93
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AG
Digital immortality.
Howdy Dammit
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Step 1: Dont have Facebook
torrid
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If they have passed, maybe you could unfriend them and not see all this? I'm fairly certain they won't get offended.
Slagathor
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Looks like if Facebook can tell that a person has passed away, they will "memorialize" the account. A person can also assign a "legacy contact" in the event they pass away, so the legacy contact can manage the memorial account.
https://www.facebook.com/help/103897939701143
agracer
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infinity ag said:

Today is my Aunt's birthday. I had remembered, but I saw a notification on Facebook show up. The sad thing is my Aunt died almost 5 years ago.
My father in law was active on FB and he passed away this year. His birthday showed up this year.

I have 3-4 former co-workers who are on Linkedin who are no longer living. This includes the CEO of a past employer who died in an accident.

Some of their FB friends don't know that they are gone and on birthdays, they send them cheery public messages wishing them a long life and all that.

Very sad. I wish this is addressed someho.
. The lesson here is to stay away from Infinity on Facebook or Linkdin or you'll be dead soon…
Gramercy Riffs
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infinity ag said:


Some of their FB friends don't know that they are gone and on birthdays, they send them cheery public messages wishing them a long life and all that.

Good. It underscores how ridiculous (and worthless) the entire social media "friend" concept is.
infinity ag
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torrid said:

If they have passed, maybe you could unfriend them and not see all this? I'm fairly certain they won't get offended.

Yes, but I feel sad to do that. It's like finally acknowledging that they are no longer there.
I am a softie that way.

I still have their phone numbers in my contact list.
Proposition Joe
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There's no less than 12 people on my phone contact list that have been dead for years.
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Howdy Dammit said:

Step 1: Dont have Facebook
Step 2: Put you dick in the box.
infinity ag
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Damn, I just found out that the CEO of the company I was with 5 years ago, died this past Jan. No, we were not connected on Linkedin. Cancer.
MouthBQ98
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It is a kind of interesting way to persist after death. It's just it happens to everyday people now too instead of just famous/infamous people.
Its Texas Aggies, dammit
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Some people give their login info to their lawyer with instructions to delete their accounts upon their death. Not perfect, but might help.

infinity ag said:

Today is my Aunt's birthday. I had remembered, but I saw a notification on Facebook show up. The sad thing is my Aunt died almost 5 years ago.
My father in law was active on FB and he passed away this year. His birthday showed up this year.

I have 3-4 former co-workers who are on Linkedin who are no longer living. This includes the CEO of a past employer who died in an accident.

Some of their FB friends don't know that they are gone and on birthdays, they send them cheery public messages wishing them a long life and all that.

Very sad. I wish this is addressed somehow.
Drawkcab
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As mentioned above you can memorialize an account to stop all that. Or complain about it in TexAgs. Whichever you think will work best I guess.
toucan82
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What if those people are still alive in some digital form?
C@LAg
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toucan82 said:

What if those people are still alive in some digital form?
we are all living in a simulation.
HarleySpoon
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I've been ghosted by a number of Facebook friends.
AgsMyDude
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toucan82 said:

What if those people are still alive in some digital form?


Black Mirror did an episode on this, was good

saw em off
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My dad's been gone for 6 years. Just doesn't feel right to unfriend him.
infinity ag
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saw em off said:

My dad's been gone for 6 years. Just doesn't feel right to unfriend him.

that is exactly the feeling i feel, my friend.
Scoopen Skwert
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So uh your Aunt.

She have big cans?
TyHolden
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Big tech just laughs....they don't care about peasants.
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Nacho Thigh Juice said:

So uh your Aunt.

Did she have big cans?


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