I have expressed my feeling about Paul's passing on my page...keeping it general to how I feel...but I have not consoled his family or real life day to day friends on facebook. Should I? It just seems effortless, emotionless in my book. I don't want everyone consoling my wife, kids, family, day to day friends about my death on a social network. It felt out of place reading what was being written on facebook in relations with Paul's death. I do understand people are trying to be nice but I don't think they are reading what they are saying from the point of view of those this is directly affecting. With many of the people's comments it puts the virtual world of facebook in perspective, which is sad and disrespectful in my eyes.
This is just my opinion and I hope my feelings arn't coming across as condescending to those that feel paying respect is simply mentioning it on Facebook. I am for sure the one that should feel akward for not being able to do so without it feeling weird. I just feel it should be enough for someone to express their condolences to themselves, family or even a higher power in the flesh and not on Facebook. The virtual world has consumed alot of our day to day values of being honorable and respectful, don't let it take this one too. I for one would like the condolences of death to stay in the day to day flesh world and not just tossed around on a social network of old friends of friends of friends. Cause when it is my time to go ... please don't pay your respects to me on facebook ...cause I don't want to die on Facebook. - Rod Paletta
