Lovely and fascinating. MT @NewYorker Scott Simon tweeted his mother's death. Is social media changing how we mourn? http://nyr.kr/12Giji6
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@NewYorker: NPR's Scott Simon tweeted his mother's last days to 1.2 million followers. Is social media changing...http://nyr.kr/12Giji6Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@NewYorker No. It was morbid & self-obsessed. He should not have done it & should be ashamed,Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@NewYorker Maybe in utilization of technology, but I think it was a cool way to celebrate someone he found valuable.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@NewYorker NPR's Scott Simon tweeted mom's last days. Is social media changng way we mourn? http://nyr.kr/12Giji6 "Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@NewYorker NPR's Scott Simon tweeted his mom's last days to 1.2 million. Is social media changng way we mourn? http://nyr.kr/12Giji6Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@NewYorker See the name-calling from your other commenters above for examples of what I mean. Who are they to judge, in such language?Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@NewYorker I worried that Twitter hate-trolls would respond to him with pettiness and vitriol. Maybe social media's making me paranoid?Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@NewYorker @RNBooksAndArts What a lovely story. How fortunate to have such special time to say goodbye. After recent bereavement I didn't.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@NewYorker It was a bit intrusive for personal moments be become Internet public. I do like Scott, and his work--yet this wierded me out.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@NewYorker Scott did with words what I did with pix:tell a story to preserve and honor mom while armor plating your heart for what's to comeThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@NewYorker Nope, just making some mourners narcissistic douches who exploit the ones they love.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@NewYorker it's changing the way we do most everything - for both good and ill. Sometimes both at once.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@NewYorker No. Period.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@NewYorker:@nprscottsimon tweeted his mom's last days...changing the way we mourn? http://nyr.kr/12Giji6 - "the strangeness of the real."Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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