Social Media and Death: What is your plan?

Platapus · 07-03-16, 01:43 PM

This discussion would have been inappropriate in the Mush Martin thread, but in reading that thread, it did raise a question for me.

As social media presence becomes more common and in many case important to people, what can/should happen when a person dies?

Many people might like to have such notices as we had concerning Mush Martin. To some it may be much better than just having a member not posting any more.

But with computers being locked and websites having separate passwords, plans need to be made concerning a person's posthumous presence.

So that actually raises two separate questions

1. Do you want any type of announcement on your social media about your death?

2. Do you have a plan where a trusted person would have the necessary information to be able to make such an announcement?

I wonder how many of us have actually discussed this topic with their "life partner" (how ever that is defined these days)?

I can imagine this might be an uncomfortable topic to discuss, but for some it may be important.

07-03-16, 01:43 PM	#1
Platapus Fleet Admiral Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 19,366 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 0	Social Media and Death: What is your plan? This discussion would have been inappropriate in the Mush Martin thread, but in reading that thread, it did raise a question for me. As social media presence becomes more common and in many case important to people, what can/should happen when a person dies? Many people might like to have such notices as we had concerning Mush Martin. To some it may be much better than just having a member not posting any more. But with computers being locked and websites having separate passwords, plans need to be made concerning a person's posthumous presence. So that actually raises two separate questions 1. Do you want any type of announcement on your social media about your death? 2. Do you have a plan where a trusted person would have the necessary information to be able to make such an announcement? I wonder how many of us have actually discussed this topic with their "life partner" (how ever that is defined these days)? I can imagine this might be an uncomfortable topic to discuss, but for some it may be important. __________________ abusus non tollit usum - A right should NOT be withheld from people on the basis that some tend to abuse that right.