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Can a Steam profile be a real memorial for a lost life? (www.eurogamer.net)

submitted 2 weeks ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Reminds me of seeing how long it has been (a bit over 4 years) since a good friend of mine was last online in Steam. Died suddenly before christmas. RIP. :'(

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[–] [email protected] 36 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

A long time member of our community passed suddenly a little more than a year ago. Her father appended her steam name with "Rest in peace." He arranged for an online memorial for her online friends and encouraged everyone to DM good memories to her accounts. Her account's sat there in my friends list, offline, ever since. It was a great way to honor her, I think she'd have loved it.

I just had the unsettling realization that, over time, our friends lists will literally become virtual graveyards.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 weeks ago

I've got a few of those. I'm planning to backup my friend's Twitter page and all our interactions since his account is private and I don't want to login ever again (after archiving)