I think this has a use case. Not the current implementation, but there are people out there who truly do need help with writing eulogies. They're hard to do, an

I think this has a use case. Not the current implementation, but there are people out there who truly do need help with writing eulogies. They're hard to do, and something to make it easier would be a benefit. I think the author's story here shows how that struggle can play out. Funerals themselves are hard. Coordinating a ceremony that is supposed to coincide with everyone's processing of emotions about the loss of a friend/loved one is stressful. I'd might even argue that morning the loss of a loved one according to a schedule is unnatural itself. Now you've got to write an essay about someone's life on top of that? Personally, it's exceptional to have a relationship of any where I feel like I truly understand the person deep down. Without that understanding, how can I write a proper eulogy? Furthermore, how do I get the funeral audience to all agree with what I write? Maybe I can describe their general accomplishments in life, but would did graduating from that school really matter to them? What if they hated being there? Were they proud of their time in the military or not? Yes, they had a career, but is that how they wanted to be defined? Presenting any of these as unimportant might hurt the sensibilities of those who came to the funeral, not just in terms of their understanding of the deceased, but also in their general sense of what's valuable in life. Y'all want to hear hilarious story about that one time we almost got arrested? The most honest and accurate thing I can say about the deceased is what their life meant to me, but no one comes to the funeral to hear about me. So usually I let someone else more in tune with what people in general want take the lead on it. The above challenges contributed to my decision to include an outline for my own eulogy in my will - as an optional guide, at least. This removes the guesswork from those who would be burdened with my funeral arrangements. Not everyone plans ahead on these things, and so a resource for writing a eulogy can be valuable to some. It may not be an answer to the burning meaning of life question, but it an AI might help the process along. It's 2021, and maybe it is time there's actually an app for that. I don't mean it in a dystopian sense. Certainly I'd hope it would be offered by a non-profit and not some cryptocurrency startup seeking an ICO. Unless you're an oligarch or ancient ruler, coffins costing more than a used car is a characteristic of modernity. Recently it was announced that FEMA's given $1 billion towards Covid-19 funeral costs since deaths started climbing in 2020. Funerals are expensive and stressful. This is undesirable. Funerals should be efficient where possible. If an app can help with that, then some families would be grateful for it.