re:publica 25: Six Feet Under a Data Centre: Let’s talk about Death and Legacy online!

Things are moving quickly right now, with a 5th trip to Europe over the last 2 months booked. Republica was fantastic again and for the first time, I spent time with new and old friends from the Netherlands and Germany.

One of the highlights from Republica is finally getting on stage after 4 different visits and myself and Leanne being selected in 2020 but not being able speak due to the Covid pandemic.

Last year I really found the talks from Linn and Identity 2.0 great and my natural ability to bring them together resulted in Six feet under the data centre. We did submit it to SxSW London but refined it for Republica 2025.

How do we die online? Innovation, hypes, and glitches – the shifting tech landscape chips away at the taboos surrounding death and reshapes how we address loss and legacy. Join a candid conversation about digital death care, forever-promises, AI ‘seances’ and a new dimension of digital rights.

The whole session was filmed and is now online.

At the very end I mentioned the notion of a machine readable letter of wishes. Its something which I’m looking to pursue this further. If you are interested in hear more, so get in touch. Honestly, if you are interested in Digital legacy, get touch.

 

Author: Ianforrester

Founder and firestarter of cubicgarden ltd. Emergent technology expert, public service supporter, defender of human scale flourishing, city dweller, European at heart  and social geek event organiser. Captivated by the digital legacy, future of dating, human data interaction, self-hosing, personal data, open-source, house music, neurodiversity thinking, kindness and  collaborative futures for all. Can be found at cubicgarden@mas.to, cubicgarden@twit.social and cubicgarden@blacktwitter.io

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