Just registered to say that this struck a nerve. Thank you. Even in pre-fb days, to be the one to tell is a fraught, frightening position, and instant digital mass communication adds its own landmines. Ultimately, though, I think the facebok grief mechanism does more good than harm. As this post and the comments demonstrate, we want to tell our stories. We want to tell about our loved ones, so that they won't be so inexorably gone. And if I post my first love's photo on my wall the day after his death, or if I get invited to a "Your Ex-Coworker's Memorial Service" event, well, isn't that the best of social networking AND communal grief? The gathering place, where we can share our stories?
On You Have One New Death
Just registered to say that this struck a nerve. Thank you. Even in pre-fb days, to be the one to tell is a fraught, frightening position, and instant digital mass communication adds its own landmines. Ultimately, though, I think the facebok grief mechanism does more good than harm. As this post and the comments demonstrate, we want to tell our stories. We want to tell about our loved ones, so that they won't be so inexorably gone. And if I post my first love's photo on my wall the day after his death, or if I get invited to a "Your Ex-Coworker's Memorial Service" event, well, isn't that the best of social networking AND communal grief? The gathering place, where we can share our stories?