Why we mourn on the internet

为何我们在网络中哀悼

Round Table China

2025-08-22

21 分钟
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Before we call our closest friends, many of us now post online. In an age when social media timelines feel like extensions of ourselves, they have become the place where grief lives, spreads, and is witnessed. This digital impulse is influencing how we process pain together. / Social media live location? Why the backlash? On the show: Heyang, Steve Hatherly & Yushan.
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  • Discussion keeps the world turning.

  • This is Roundtable.

  • You're listening to Roundtable with myself, He Young.

  • I'm joined by Steve and Yushan in the studio.

  • Coming up, a breakup, a diagnose.

  • a diagnosis a devastating piece of news before we even speak to our friends and family many post it online in an age where our social media timelines feel like extensions of ourselves it has become the place where grief lives spreads and is witnessed but should mourning and hardship unfold so publicly does sharing bring comfort or does it turn pain in to performance.

  • And sticking with the social media thread, picture this,

  • your friends can see exactly where you are right now on a map.

  • That's the idea behind a new Instagram feature and it's...

  • been hitting walls as critics warn about safety and privacy risks.

  • In China, live location sharing has sparked curiosity as well,

  • but clever users have found ways to turn it to their advantage.

  • So here's the question.

  • Should you put yourself on a digital map or are some things better left private?

  • Our podcast listeners can find us at Roundtable China on Apple Podcast.

  • Got something on your mind,

  • whether it's the world of pop culture technology or something that touches your heart we are here to chat drop us a line at roundtablepodcast.qq.com or go big and send us a voice memo we'd love to hear your voice now let's switch gears When life throws you a curveball,

  • the loss of a loved one, the end of a relationship, leaving a job,

  • or even the death of a celebrity, what's your first instinct?

  • For many internet users, it's to post online.