I have a similar story about my sister, except that her online life wasn't a surprise after her death. For the last decade or so of her life she was confined to

I have a similar story about my sister, except that her online life wasn't a surprise after her death. For the last decade or so of her life she was confined to her bed, with first 12-hour and later 24-hour nursing care (after my mom became unable to sit up all night with her). Through Facebook and other social media she was able to communicate with literally hundreds of people with chronic illnesses and make them feel seen and loved. After we announced her death on her Facebook page it just blew up with hundreds of tributes. Her life was so physically limited compared to mine, but I can't help but feel it was far more meaningful. And I can't be shallowly dismissive of the good that Facebook and similar platforms have done for people like her, as much as I loathe their corrosive effects on our political discourse.