How family occasions occur is also changing. Whereas photos
and videos of weddings were sent to distant relatives who
could not be there, it is now possible for them to be part of the
occasion via video links. The same is true of birthday parties,
bar mitzvahs and other rites of passage. Even funerals can now
be carried out online, and digital shrines can be constructed to
allow relatives to honour the dead, transcending boundaries
of both space and time. Digital materials also have important
implications for what happens after death. Emptying out the
boxes after an aunt’s death may no longer be simply a matter
of dividing up the jewelry, books and ornaments. By 2020 a
person’s belongings will include a vast array of digital materials.
This raises all sorts of questions about how one sorts through
such collections, and whether the relevant social and technology
safeguards are in place to allow us access to a loved one’s email
and other digital belongings once they have passed away. In the
next decade or two, we will witness many changes in family life
brought about by technology, but also sparking new forms of
digital tools. Such changes will of course have a larger impact on
societal and ethical issues that is difficult to predict.
How family occasions occur is also changing. Whereas photos
and videos of weddings were sent to distant relatives who
could not be there, it is now possible for them to be part of the
occasion via video links. The same is true of birthday parties,
bar mitzvahs and other rites of passage. Even funerals can now
be carried out online, and digital shrines can be constructed to
allow relatives to honour the dead, transcending boundaries
of both space and time. Digital materials also have important
implications for what happens after death. Emptying out the
boxes after an aunt’s death may no longer be simply a matter
of dividing up the jewelry, books and ornaments. By 2020 a
person’s belongings will include a vast array of digital materials.
This raises all sorts of questions about how one sorts through
such collections, and whether the relevant social and technology
safeguards are in place to allow us access to a loved one’s email
and other digital belongings once they have passed away. In the
next decade or two, we will witness many changes in family life
brought about by technology, but also sparking new forms of
digital tools. Such changes will of course have a larger impact on
societal and ethical issues that is difficult to predict.
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