I have been curating my uncle's Instagram memorial for six months and now his friends expect me to keep posting on his behalf but I never knew him that well and I feel like I am creating a fake version of him.
More people experience this than they realize.
Taking on the role of digital memorial keeper can force people into intimate relationships with the deceased that may feel inauthentic.
“Where Are You with Social media memorialization?”
If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.