Emails From Beyond the Grave
Dearly beloved, let me apologize right now for the fact that I won't be posting anything nor responding to your comments or emails after I've passed on to the next life. I don't happen to know when that will be, but whenever it eventually happens (pray that's later rather than sooner), I won't be using services such as this to continue to do virtual business post-expiration. When I've kicked the can, that's it. Finito. Please consider this my advanced apology. On the other hand, should you want to wipe the slate clean of your social media/Web 2.0 profile while you're still among the living, this ought to help you accomplish the task. Now please, go back to whatever you were doing before this interruption.
I think it's weird to suppose that we're going to care about any of this trivia when (and if) we're in another realm.
ReplyDeleteIt's called a daughter who knows where your hallowed-out book with all your passwords is - get one (or at least a trusted friend)!
You said it. I found this downright idiotic. Just geeks enraptured by toys that no one really needs.
ReplyDeleteNow the social media suicide app is interesting and possibly useful.
ReplyDeleteYes, that was shared in a more serious sense, because it looks like there might be wide interest in it.
ReplyDeleteIt seems like such a short time ago that I somehow actually existed without the Internet....
ReplyDeleteI kinda feel the opposite, Diane. Like not having the web was so long ago that I can barely remember not having it. I do wonder how the hell I got anything done, particularly without email. That just kind of boggles my imagination. That single application alone has to have increased human productivity by a factor of at least 100.
ReplyDeleteIs that "productivity" or "inactivity?" Depends on the person, huh?
ReplyDeleteIt certainly does, June, just like everything else in life.
ReplyDelete:)))... I like your perspective!
ReplyDeleteWell, thank you for sharing that useful information on how to delete all the web traces that I ever even existed. Not so sure if I will use it, but information is power... so one never really knows if tomorrow I may change my mind.
I really enjoy reading your insightful and provocative blog, - I hope you are not going to commit a Web Suicide – it will be very sad indeed.
Looking forward to you next post.
loveNlight
Gabi
Not to fear, Gabi: no web suicides around here. I'll keep at it until I draw my last breath, but not a moment later.
ReplyDeleteDevil's advocate reporting for duty.
ReplyDeleteI don't know that it's such a bad idea, but I also pay most of my bills online and each company has different password rules and log in names. We do have a sheet of paper with it all written down, but I can imagine that being a low priority. It would be nice for everything to be frozen with a simple phone call.
However, like the dirtbags who read obituaries and then rob the houses during a funeral, I'm certain there are identity thieves who would exploit the recently deceased's digital information.
Then there is another more private side. I know people who occasionally enjoy the more adult side of the internet, and would certainly not want their children discovering such information. I bet they are a big market for such a service!
You're right, Kim. Persuasive as always. I was looking at it in a pretty narrow way.
ReplyDeleteI find social media and all it's ramifications (good and bad) fascinating. I could be online all day every day, and I really have to watch and manage my Internet time, which can be difficult. A hiatus every now and then is definitely necessary, I think.
ReplyDeleteYou're certainly right about that. At a certain age especially, there are few things as important as using our time wisely. And while you haven't reached that age yet, Alanna, I sure have. So it's good you've figured all this out early. It'll stand you in good stead.
ReplyDeleteAh, probably not as early as you think, but thanks!
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