Comment on Can a Steam profile be a real memorial for a lost life?
SuperSynthia@lemmy.world 3 days ago
I’ve got two friends that can’t log in anymore. I feel your pain. It sucks a lot for sure. I enjoyed the article, thank you for posting.
One thing I wished they would have explored a little more was the psychological effects these memorial pages have on those left behind. Part of what helped me fully grieve and accept the loss was to eventually stop going to the pages. I guess in some way a false hope kinda starts taking root, at least it was that way for me
nokturne213@sopuli.xyz 3 days ago
I have one friend on Steam who is incarcerated. My best friend that died is on my PlayStation friends, and Fortnite specifically. For the first year I used to log in to see how long it had been since he last played. As time went on I did that less and less. I still view his profile.
SuperSynthia@lemmy.world 3 days ago
It’s ok friend. Nothing wrong with it, it’s our version of an older person holding on to a newspaper article about their loved one.
Thank goodness we knew them