Futurists think “mindfiling” is a way to cheat death, but I just wanted to accept it. The Ruriden columbarium in Tokyo. “Sorry I’m dead. Lol.” It’s my first day “mindfiling,” and I guess that’s the sort of maturity you’d expect from a healthy 28-year-old considering his mortality. Mindfiling is […]
The first-ever drop in the number of the social platform’s users marks a turning point in our online existences. What will mankind’s largest digital cemetery look like, and who will be able to access it? Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg in 2019.Drew Angerer (Getty) Luciana Demaría Artola inherited one of […]
Guides The deathtech sector is currently valued at over £100 billion – death being inevitable means that the market is massive, and still growing. There are services available targeted at the post death era in addition to those which help people to prepare for the worst. Just 5 years […]
Do you know what will happen to your digital "stuff" when you die. No. Rest assured, you are not alone. This increasingly important but relatively unknown subject involves what happens to all of your accounts, social media, emails, photos, and documents and how you will be remembered in your […]
My sister was not lacking in timing. A day after her funeral, SIRE started a campaign to make it easier for people to talk about death. Because the Dutch prefer to avoid this topic of conversation. Too scary. Too confrontational. Herself – she was quite fond of the puns […]