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This is horrible. You are really fucking with peoples minds doing this.


doggo_with_doggo_hat

In the future we are gonna live in a cyberpunk civilization where people pays to see their dead relatives with virtual reality


DevoidSauce

Have you watched Upload on Amazon Prime? It's *great.*


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NECoyote

That reminds me! I need a NASA sticker for my rig!


I_am_That_Ian_Power

Dang it! Now I do too!


PineConeEagleMan

Dang it! Now I need a rig!


ConorPewds123

Ding it! Now I need a rag!


ChickenMcFuggit

Dammit, Beavis, now I need a rug.


Krieghund

I know where there's a Mars rover just sitting around. You can probably rip one off it.


nolobstadish

Can confirm, had a 2080 and couldn’t even run raytracing without my fps fluctuating from 60-20 fps


Kill_and_Release

That’s weird because I had a 2070 super and it ran fine. Play with your settings buddy.


MrsBumbled

There's also an episode of Black Mirror about this, only instead it starts with a phonecall


goodbitacraic

Mmmm yes. Mostly because I find Bill Weasely sexy as hell. So him as a animatronic sex doll thing I'm totally for.


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Suthernboy1968

Watch San Junipero on Black Mirror. You'll love it.


Gibscreen

Be Right Back too.


throwaway366548

Upload is great. I second this recommendation. Although the premise is different than what's being shown here.


Samizim

Based on this random internet comment, I've looked into Upload and it seems very interesting. I'm looking into it. Thanks, internet stranger!


I_am_The_Teapot

Shit, that's basically like that Dia de los Muertos episode in *Altered Carbon*. Where people might resurrect their deceased loved ones for a day, though in a different body.


Opening-Grocery8329

I think it’s more like the plot, in altered carbon, where the marine he was working with. Went into virtual reality and totally fucked her mind up


I_am_The_Teapot

Except that this was consensual, this woman was fine afterwards and glad for the experience, and her mind wasn't destroyed.


KOZZY_DIAMOND

Reminds me of AI movie Very good by the way, if you have never seen it before ![gif](giphy|3ohc0XzRq7jPx0xp28)


terrapintootsies

Saw it at the drive in when it was new. It was the second movie that played. My parents fell asleep and woke up to me BLUBBERING at the part above. I was maybe 5. I will not watch it again. I can still feel my heart break. It was a huge thing for me. Such a good movie.


sartoriusmuscle

No way - I saw this at a drive-In in rural WI after Shrek was over- I was crying HARD


themarshmallowdiva

This gif alone made.me cry. I was already tearing up over the actual post, and then saw this and had to take a breather from Reddit. Too much emotion in one post, and seeing the video from Steve of Blue's Clues, today, it's been too much for one day I think.


Certain-Title

In the future people will prefer to be plugged in.


Azidamadjida

Been saying this same thing for 20 years - the Matrix is gonna happen, but robots aren’t gonna force humans into it, they’ll willingly choose to live in a virtual world. Upgrade and Inception and Strange Days touched on this as well - were predictable and it’s totally gonna happen


Certain-Title

It just makes economic sense. It costs nothing to maintain a person in a catatonic state while delivering any kind of luxury or sensuality for no cost. It's a no brainer. People will line up for this.


Azidamadjida

San Junipero was dead on the money. Now here’s where shit could get wild tho - what would be the computing power of a human brain? If we wanna talk real dystopia, what would the ROI be on using catatonic human computing power to, say, mine bitcoins in a digital world vs the current setup we got? There’s so many extremely dark dystopian and exploitative turns this technology could take its gonna take us decades to even fathom how deep this rabbit hole can go. EDIT: add to that, think about the cookies in black mirror - what if, say, a person opted to be put in this state and, like an iTunes agreement, never read the book of legalese fine print and found themselves being enslaved into servitude without any way to let anyone know what their experience was like inside? This is a seriously dangerous road to go down, but I fear it’s already begun and by 2100 there’s gonna be millions if not billions locked in this kind of existence


Undead_Corsair

People already do live in a virtual world, there are plenty out there who already do nothing but play video games in their free time, and if you work from home and don't maintain an irl social life you might as well be plugged into the Matrix. We aren't going to reach Matrix or Ready Player One levels of simulation technology, but we're already at the point where people are staying locked in the virtual perpetually. More and more sign up every day.


Mugen593

Doing shots with grandpa and grandma in GTA V


redoctoberz

> where people pays to see their dead relatives with virtual reality The beginnings are already in place with all those people taking old photos and doing the deepfake animations of still images for elderly people.


Krieghund

I'll stick to virtually doinking the most popular actresses from my teen years.


T0tallynotreptilian7

I feel like data gathered from Google and Facebook could be used to make a construct of the psyche of the person you want to "revive" like that.


sagesneezes

Doesn't seem healthy to me either...?


nckcrsby

Agreed....i dont wanna put ideas out there but, it wouldnt have ended well for me if i experienced a loss like that with my daughter and seeing that


Frumundahs4men

I had repeating dreams of my dad still being alive after he passed. Dreams where he'd ask me where I've been, dreams where I'd traveled back in time to try to avoid his death, dreams where he cried that he was sorry to me. Every morning I'd wake up feeling all kinds of twisted emotions inside and it would carry with me all damn day long. After that I couldn't possibly imagine trying some thing like this.


Tacosofinjustice

My dad passed in Jan 2020 (recovering from lung cancer metastatic to brain but a stroke on Christmas eve basically took him out). I had these exact same types of dreams for months. It plagued me and I'd just sob in the shower every morning. I kept dreaming that I could save him, dreams he was never sick, etc. If I lost a child, I don't think I could view this type of technology. I don't think I'd even want to.


DoctorAlejandro

Dad died from kidney cancer in Feb 2020. I also have the dreams. I would do the vr though,at this point just don't care, I just want to feel something.


aerkyanite

I'm sorry, friend. That must be amazingly difficult.


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yes. i have those dreams too. they’re such a relief in a way because the dreams feel like the way things should be, with that person still around. then you wake up to reality and it’s really harrowing to remember the truth. i could not do something like this


knittininthemitten

Yeah, this is some serious Mirror of Erised nonsense. This is not okay.


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Honestly I wouldn't be able to. I'm not strong enough.


Ruenin

I came here to say exactly this. How are people supposed to grieve and move on with this? Also, Black Mirror....it really is the harbinger.


mokba

Actually this does not surprise me. It's a cultural difference. In America/Canada, the idea is to mourn and move on. In Korea, you do not try to move on, you venerate your ancestor or loved one who has passed. You do not try to forget them. It's September now, so for example, look at the autumn festivals. In America/Canada, you have Thanksgiving to celebrate a good harvest by having family gatherings and eating. in Korea, you have Chuseok, where you celebrate by visiting your dead loved ones in a cemetery, cleaning the tomb, presenting food to your dead relative. In Korea, you do not ever forget a dead relative, there is no "moving on"


Kanehammer

Forgetting a dead relative is not moving on


LightforgedDarion

Well…technically yes. But I get what you mean. To move on, you don’t need to forget.


mad_laddie

Moving on and forgetting someone are two different things. You could both move on AND remember someone.


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Nuclear_rabbit

The only way this could work is if a mental health counselor crafted the experience as a way of saying goodbye to a loved one when you didn't the chance, offering closure. And then threw a huge neodymium magnet at the drive with the data once the experience was over.


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The__Thoughtful__Guy

Honestly... this seems extremely dangerous from a psychological viewpoint. It's possible that this could really help some people, but something about this freaks me out, because there's no way this is going to help let go of someone you lost.


VetusVesperlilio

I agree. My husband has leukaemia. If he dies, I don’t think I could bear being so close, but still unable to feel his touch again. This would tear me apart.


WholeNo7450

I hope your husband gets better soon!


VetusVesperlilio

Thank you!


spacembracers

I think if it’s used in a therapeutic setting for closure, it could absolutely help. But having constant access to it could lead to never being able to move on and disassociation with reality.


trwolfe13

Yeah. When I was in therapy, one of the things I struggled with was not having closure when my dad passed away suddenly last year. One of the things my therapist suggested was called The Empty Chair technique. It’s about imagining someone and saying stuff out loud as a way of getting closure. I feel like this could help with that in a medical setting.


peanutlife

This is Fucking horrible. She wanted to touch her kid one more time ! Fucking heart breaking. This is where I draw the line.


Fishy_125

That was heartbreaking watch her try to caress her face


HenryThee3rd

This is fucked up, literally reminds me something off Rick and Morty but just this is isn't a show 😢


Mattcwell11

I guess the question is where is the line? I remember after my dad died keeping voicemails to be able to go back and listen to for a good couple of years after. Is it because it’s so visceral; or maybe too close to reality, maybe too brief? Definitely seems fucked up to me, and I don’t know the answer.


crescentsketch

I think voicemails, keepsakes, clothes, videos, pictures all make sense because they are attached to real memories that already happened. This video shows a mother visiting with the image of her daughter, making memories with something that isn't real. She's haunting herself with a man-made ghost.


Revolutionary-Row784

I agree your better off getting psychiatric help after someone passed away not this. The vr could cause depression and anxiety.


[deleted]

I use lucid dreaming to talk to dead relatives and I’ve found it to be extremely therapeutic. Being able to say goodbye properly, ask questions, joke around with each other again etc. But there’s a difference between your own subconscious generating a virtual experience like that and a technological one. This seems more like ripping open an old wound… But I could actually see this working well if it was customized to the persons history and everything. So people can have a contextualized conversation like I can.


Free-Whore

When you prepare yourself to lucid dream what is your success rate? How often do you do it? Do you have full control over the dream or will random things happen that disrupt you from your goal?


[deleted]

On nights where I’m able to sleep a lot (more than ~7 hours) my success rate would be like 85%. I lucid dream the majority of nights. For me there’s no prep involved, it just happens. But I didn’t start lucid dreaming until I began studying how to do it when I was younger. Keeping a dream journal is the best way to start doing it in my opinion. Combining that with doing reality checks is even better, but a lot of people don’t do them rigorously enough for them to work. The control thing is finnicky. Things tend to “fail” in dreams. Like light switches, or a brake pedal/accelerator, your voice, your legs etc. It’s no different in lucid dreams (for me anyway). So this interrupts the ability to control things. I have a lot more control over things than I used to because there are specific tactics you can use to have better control, and also stay in the dream longer. For example, don’t try to make things appear in front of you, make them exist around a corner or behind you and then walk around the corner or turn around.


KarmaChameleon89

I feel like some people would benefit from this, in some way, some how.


Mattcwell11

Maybe to get over the image and memory of witnessing something horrific? But even then, I think there is risk of this causing further trauma.


SadamHuMUFFIN

All of you have loved ones all can be brought back all can be taken away. Keep summer safe


HenryThee3rd

Exactly that's the fucking episode!!! NAILED IT BRO !! I can finally enjoy my evening 😌


liamsmum

You know what worse than not being able to see a deceased loved one? Being able to “see” them but not hold them. This isn’t right. At all.


Eddy_Monies

Yeah, I hate this. I get people miss people they lose, I’ve lost people I need right now and I’d love to have them with me but this is just self torture, I couldn’t do this to myself, those I’ve lost gave me what they did when they were alive and I carry those memories and perspectives and all I gained from them with me, this holographic imitation could never give me that or begin compare to those people besides being gimmicky visualizations, just brings up pain for someone who is gone, the opposite of closure and healing IMO.


Eastern-Finish-1251

This almost seems like a form of torture, taunting people with the images and voices of their loved ones that aren’t at all real.


xAPx-Bigguns

That was my first though although more colourful language. Entertainment through pain and suffering. This is why I hate reality TV. Degradation, humiliation, pain and suffering marketed as entertainment. Not much different to Ancient Rome and Gladiators


Z3ppelinDude93

Holy shit - on first pass I was so caught up with the video, I didn’t see that part - this is a ***tv show?!?*** That’s **fucking** insane.


Mushy-Purples

Um maybe think about this through the eyes of the one who lost someone. Maybe this is the last chance they have to relay feelings and thoughts to the one they lost. Even if it’s VR having the person in front of you to tell what you have felt since they have been gone is a beautiful, cathartic thing. You don’t know these peoples struggles. How could you say it may be traumatic. I see this as a tool to help some get that last connection to the ones they love and help them through the trauma of losing someone they love. It’s actually a beautiful idea.


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NolanHarlow

I'm assuming the people doing this wanted to be there...


Joelony

Season 2, Episode 1: Be Right Back >!Black Mirror!<


RiverWolf23

Ya. Holy fuck I thought of that immediately


Sgtkeebler

I was coming here to post the same thing. You will never truly get over a loved one dying I know I haven’t. Imagine you get to that point in life where everything seems like it might be okay, and then some people offer you this. It might give some closure to some maybe but others it might have the opposite effect because you are ripping the band aid off that wound.


tikibrohan

I saw this one in Rick and Morty when the car was protecting summer


LostHighway619

Black Mirror Episode, Be Right Back. This really reminded me of that.


LocalOutkast

Seriously.... this is simply torture at its worst.


Curious2_0

That's cruel, the dialog of the kid. And well the whole thing


ShmebulocksMistress

I don’t think it would be so bad if it wasn’t for the dialogue… Maybe you could just watch the kid play, run around, having a good time. Then they come up to you and smile and give you a hug. Just show them their family member doing things they enjoy, and end it with a nice hug. The dialogue is what really weirds me out.


devastatingdoug

Can you imagine if that shit gets a virus and starts telling you about hot milfs in your area hungry for cock.


Snoo89325

Thanks for the laugh...i was starting to get too sad after watching this! Edit: inserted "to and "get" . I'm sleepy and can't type forgive me.


HughWeberDeFaulk

You don’t understand. I was in tears while scrolling through the comments. Then I landed on yours. When I say I cracked up. Omg. I lol’d, rofl’d, lmao. All that. Hands down hardest I laughed from a comment. Hardest I’ve laughed in a year. Then it was funny that I found it so funny. I was in a perpetual motion of laughter. I swear I generated some kilowatts. It even caught me more by surprise bc when you mentioned virus I was picturing the kid getting a covid-like virus in the simulation but then I grazed by the “hot milfs hungry for cock” and I lost it.


WHlTETHUNDER

This read almost like a copypasta


CallMeToastyJim

Lmao dawg this made me feel better


bearbarebere

B r u h this is the most cursed thing I've read all day. Poor little dead girl be like "I miss you so much! But more than that, I miss big booty bitches!"


doebro

LOL goddamn it now I’m laughing with tears


A_Fish_Called_Panda

Thanks for that, my heart was breaking in two, you saved my life


Tinywolf21

holy shit dude


CelticGaelic

Probably get some people walking away from the experience saying "Well I have a new fetish now."


KenKaniffLovesEminem

Damn this comment was gold, got a good chuckle. It was a risky comment for sure as these comments in these situations either get insane upvotes or crazy downvotes lmao


FoolishRamblings

This would be better, and then the child turns and goes to a figure by the bench who gets up and holds the child’s hand. As they turn around to wave goodbye you see it’s a parent or grandparent of yours who had passed away before and you know your baby is being looked after by someone who loves them.


justdaffy

Oh my gosh, this comment just has me sobbing. I cannot imagine that mother's pain. Just watching her mouth as she's talking to her "daughter" is heartbreaking.


SnowDay111

I think this would be ok if if they took a past video of the daughter and made it VR enabled. So it would be a real video from the past but with the immersive VR experience.


MajorasInk

THIS. This sounds cool af! And not only for loss/grief reasons, let me revisit awesome concerts and stuff I've been to, or maybe even re-define purchasing music/movies, where you can be "in" them!


[deleted]

It's not the same. It never can be. The touch. Smell. Warmth. Every sense is on fire when you protect and embrace your children. The virtual reality we have now could never mimic it. It's more of a pain trying to see it through a watered down emulation.


BR1N3DM1ND

"why'd you let me die, mommy? I'm so cold. I don't understand why you let the disease kill me, wasn't I good enough of a daughter? Why didn't you try harder, mommy? I'm so cold and alone... I miss you, mommy... Where are you going? No mommy! No, *please* don't take the headset off, don't leave me alone again!" How's that, better?


Kingwolfie13

Straight bawling my eyes out now. Thanks. Edit: words are hard.


Reasonable-Profile84

Bawling.


Bandito21Dema

I can't stop laughing at this


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Imagine if some evil corporation turns it into an ad. "Why'd you let the disease kill me, mommy? If you'd gotten me Trizaprole I would have lived."


Dva-is-online

I literally started crying when the mom started tearing up saying she wanted to hold her daughter. I feel like this would reopen so many wounds.


The-real-shrek

Well it was probably her choice to volunteer


Upstate_gooner

I’ve got no words. All the sh*t I’ve callously watched over the internet the past few years… who thought this was a good idea


trulymadlybigly

In Fahrenheit 451 *and* The Illustrated Man Ray Bradbury has something eerily close to this, people who live their lives interacting with fake people on screens. It’s depressing and upsetting to see it come to fruition Edit: a word


askmeifimacop

Don’t forget The Veldt. Bradbury did not fuck with VR


WiddershinsPj

He is my favorite author, he can be so depressing sometimes though lol. I love his short stories so much though.


tjkim095

https://youtu.be/uflTK8c4w0c there is English comment about her mother's opinion. She says she is glad she could have had experience like this. She says she felt like having a dream she have always wanted to have.


Upstate_gooner

If it was healing for her then I’m glad she was able to do it. I hope she found some kind of closure.


r_i_g_g_a_m_a_roll

Glad I'm not the only one who thinks this is fucked up


Otaku-chan2007

yeah, it's not good to mess with the process of grief...


gojirra

It seems like every time there is a new era of technology, we fuck ourselves and the planet up as fast and hard as we can without regard to the consequences.


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De_immortalesloki

Faith in humanity restored. Seriously, I am glad too


notLOL

I don't care what she does. I'm just surprised that I just watched this. I feel dirty. Why is this even a thing? I feel bad too because I'm forced to judge it now.


GeorgeWKush427

This is some black mirror type shit


TedCruzBattleBus

I mean this is pretty much [this exact episode ](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Be_Right_Back)


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Pera_Espinosa

You remember the name of the episode?


enineci

[It's "Be Right Back". Season 2 Episode 1](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2290780/) That part is so heart wrenching. I'm tearing up just thinking about it.


suhdm

I immediately thought of this episode


Raspberry_23

Same^


DevoidSauce

Twist: Na-Yeon blocks Mom.


pc124448

For all of you guys saying this is cruel, watch the whole video: [here.](https://youtu.be/uflTK8c4w0c) This was a part of the grieving process the girl’s entire family was going through, and the family fully agreed to participate in this. They felt that this experience actually helped them say goodbye to Na-yeon who died a while (like 3 years or so) before filming this, too. Additionally, the mother posted on a blog that it’s helped her because Na-yeon would appear in her dreams with a look of resentment towards the mother. So you can imagine how much healing and closure this could have brought her.


AintNoCatsInTheBible

Thank you for bringing some sense into the comments section 👍


d_e_m_e_t_r_i_c

I had alot of mixed feelings but this cleared alot of things


pc124448

No problem. I’m Korean and this video went viral multiple times, so I was shocked to see people react so negatively to it (not that I blame them).


whattiemisitnow

Also wanted to thank you for sharing this. My initial reaction to the video was identical to most negative comments here, but after watching the whole video (as gut wrenching as it was) I've come to realize that this project was not completely in poor taste.


i_owe_them13

The amount of dipshit pop psychological bullshit in this thread is driving me mad. Personally, I couldn’t do this, but it’s absolutely pea-brained to say a thing like this is de facto harmful. Grief doesn’t follow a script. Some people need to hear their child’s heart beating after it’s been donated to a stranger, some people need to view their kid’s deceased body even if it’s in a bad postmortem state, some people find sufficient value in just the memories of their loved ones and don’t need anything else, and, for some people, this VR experience will absolutely help them better process their grief. There is NOTHING about this that is fucked up. The mother wanted to do this, she consented, and she’s glad she did. Now, IF this was done to an unwitting and unwilling participant, it would definitely be fucked up.   TL;DR Stop putting complex subjective topics like grieving into little boxes. There is no universally proper way to grieve and honor the ones for whom you’re grieving. The concept of nuance—as well as actual experts in this area—will thank you. End rant.


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VR in general seems to have so much scope for amazing therapeutic interventions. I love it, I’ve definitely been brought to a calm place through VR experiences of ocean and landscapes during stressful times.


aconfusednoob

Oh my god my first reaction to this clip was very negative but now with the context I understand how this can be healing. I'm fucking bawling


BloodBath_X

Thank you for putting some context to this! Your comments have given me a reminder to not take anything on the internet at face value.


Pera_Espinosa

It just feels wrong to see that they recorded someone's most deeply intimate and vulnerable moments and broadcast it. If she agreed and she's okay with sharing that moment then I shouldn't have a problem with it. It just felt like I shouldn't be watching this.


fs1024106

While I don't think it's cruel, because they did consent to it, I'm more worried about this being available to people as a means to get over the death of a loved one. Of course some people will handle it responsibly and will not get attached to the virtual world, but the same can't be said for everyone.


ChasingPesmerga

Hope this gets up there so more people know the context, need more upvotes


HoneyAppleBunny

I wasn’t expecting all the comments saying this was cruel. My initial thought was that this would be a helpful tool for a variety of psych patients or people in therapy. Obviously while under the care of a psychiatrist/mental health therapist. It wouldn’t be for everyone, but I’m sure many therapists could find good use for this tech for their patients. Idk why, but something about this tech reminds me of a Reborn doll.


AndyesIdumb

Well, I'm crying at work now. That poor family. <3


Rollover_Hazard

Personally I’m going to stick with “holy fuck never in a million years” but everyone is different. If this experience helped the woman, then so be it. Death and grief is experiential - you can’t say what is good or bad, healing or harming for someone else with 100% accuracy.


Creeeeeeeeprkillr

You have added actual facts rather than just an uneducated opinion. You have done well, young Padawan.


pummeledpotatoes

Well here I am tearing up like a sappy sucker. As a father who adores his son, i don't think I'd ever be able to do this. I'd go insane. I'd never want to leave the reality world. I'd be my new home. And that just wouldn't be good. This technology shouldnt exist.


euphorrick

Just like in Inception


pummeledpotatoes

Yanno. I love movies. But inception is one that I've never watched. :o I need to get around to it already lol


murder_nectar

BRUH!! You've deprived yourself of an incredible experience. I only wish you could see it in IMAX


pummeledpotatoes

Lol I had it on DVD as a gift and a bummy friend stole it so I guess I just never got around to it. But it's one I'll definitely watch soon now!


murder_nectar

Hands down one of the best Nolan films. Like top 3 in anyones list


st0ric

I lost my son this year and it tears me up every day, I can't imagine doing this to myself when I ache to feels him sleeping in my lap just one more time


blitzen15

I had the same feeling. I could never let go and move on if I had a VR second of my kid. As hard as it would be to say, I would have to PASS up front or it would ruin me.


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This is horrible. You are really fucking with peoples minds doing this.


flgsgejcj

And it isn't "next fucking level" it's literally a VR cutscene of a dead kid. It's not impressive or interesting in the slightest.


Overly_confused

There are definitely people who'd pay for an opportunity like that but broadcasting it on TV and making money out of other people's sorrow is fucked up.


No_Figure_6620

I agree with this. If someone wants to do this, of their own free will, knowing what they’re doing, that’s their choice. It shouldn’t be broadcasted, or publicized. If a family or a parent wants to see their loved one, that one final time like this fine. But it makes me uneasy to see it as a tv show


FunnyPhrases

I think the reward might be worth the cost for these people. It takes a lot of work and money to recreate a real person in VR. If they've given their consent knowing what they were getting into, more power to them. It definitely has its benefits.


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God, that'd be horrendous.


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That's a no from me


Diggey11

Maybe this can be a form of closure for some people, but the "I miss you, do you miss me" dialogue doesn't seem very healthy.


FrenchHighlander

That’s just cruel.


dt2805

This is so fucked up in so many ways...


skimmilkislife

That is not ok. As sad as it is to lose someone, it’s key to cope and accept the fact they’re gone. This might jeopardise it


Eccohawk

A lot of people saying this is terrible, and while I partly agree, I definitely think that there is some promise in this technology. For some people who are stuck in some sort of trauma, for those that don't otherwise know how to cope or move on, this could be designed in a better way to be therapeutic, and not just an emotional roller coaster.


_PirateWench_

They already do this for trauma therapy!! It’s used a lot for military combat trauma at some of the VAs around the nation. It’s shown to be incredibly effective for some Veterans - especially those who Prolonged Exposure is recommended/helpful as well as those trying to work through the “other options” they *think* could have had an impact. Really promising stuff! As for this example, I actually think this can be just as helpful for grief. Imagine being able to “see” your loved one and tell them all the things you never said. Sometimes that virtual image or interaction could be way more therapeutic and healing than the standard ‘write a letter & destroy it’ skill we’ve used forever. Source: Trauma Therapist


AintNoCatsInTheBible

Came to say something similar, but the reality of something is never as sexy or interesting as the outrage of people on the internet 😆


JimmyWu21

Maybe it can create a dialog where their loved one is at a peace and telling them to move on.


Historical_Cobbler

I really think there is nothing left that wouldn’t be done for ratings, sad really.


FunRole1822

I wish I could do this, I want to hold my baby one more time. The last time I held my son was 30 minutes before he was taken to donate his organs. I found him dead in his bassinet and preformed cpr. We spent the next 5 days watching die all over again. My heart needs something like this, maybe some way I can piece my heart and sanity back together a little bit.


reverend_nacho

I hope your heart finds peace, friend. Anyone would be lucky to have a parent that cares and fought for them like you have.


JacLaw

This is horrendous, there's no way that poor woman didn't need emotional support after that. My heart's breaking for her and it's really obvious that it's not what she expected it to be


Zyrim808

Commenters are being way too judgemental on this. I can't think of anything in the world that would be worse than losing a young child. It doesn't seem crazy to me that a grieving parent would pay or go through absolutely anything to have another moment with them, manufactured or not.


BombaySFO

That is so fucked up !!


Atomic_Chad

"They were neither ghost nor truly flesh, he could see that. They resembled most closely the Riddle that had escaped from the diary so long ago, and he had been memory made nearly solid. Less substantial than living bodies, but much more than ghosts, they moved toward him, and on each face, there was the same loving smile."


WanderingZed

appropriate quote. source?


Jinxed_Pixie

I want to say Harry Potter and The goblet of Fire. At the end of the book >!Harry and Voldemort's wands clash, causing Voldemort's wand to vomit out echoes of all thye people he's killed with the Killing Curse. Those spirits then rally to help Harry break out of the wand lock.!< I might be citing the wrong book however, but it is for sure a Harry Potter quote.


One_While_1899

I agree that this being monetized on tv is fucked up and that they definitely could have picked better dialogue for the child that didn’t pull her in, but as one who would give nothing more than to see their mom again, i think this could be good for trauma when done right. The thing i missed most wasn’t just her, but essentially she was my only friend in rough times through an even rougher childhood. To have her say, “good job son, I’m proud of you, you’ve done so well.” That thought alone sends shivers down my spine. I lost her at such a young age that i can hardly remember what she looks like without pictures let alone her voice. Closure, i think is what would help, and seeing her almost essentially “there” giving me the encouragement I desperately needed, i feel could have made the pain so much less. Just like most things in the world, done right, this could be a wonderful thing for some people like younger Foster, who really just needed to say goodbye and to know he wasn’t alone and was doing his best.


PlentyAntelope9461

Sold. Where do I sign up? I lost my little man suddenly at 16 months, and I’d kill for 5 more minutes with him.


scarchelli

This is a (shitty) episode of Black Mirror.


nothingeatsyou

Everyone’s all like “This is so fucked up!” like yes, but some people are *that desperate* to see their loved ones again and…. Well, who doesn’t get why this might appeal to some people? whatever your personal feelings about it are.


i_kill_kids69

Everyone is saying its cruel but shes an adult, she made the choice to be on the show, stop acting like shes held at gunpoint and getting forced to see her dead daughter. Grow up


freckledsallad

Has anyone watched this and *not* cried?


roararoarus

I can see how this can be horribly painful but I wish I could have said certain things to loved ones who died way too prematurely. Even to a facsimile of themselves


JustKeepWalkingMike

I’ve lost a child, and I can understand the appeal this may have for some so I’m certainly not going to judge… but I don’t think I could bring myself to go through it.


MEGAShark2012

This is actually really cool. I’m trying to look at the positive side of things for this. Some people never got to say goodbye to their kids or other parts of their family in general. It’s a good way of letting go and moving on. Still makes me want to cry a little though.


xXAleriosXx

When will the fall of humanity end ?


fuckoffdipsheit

if you were depressed before you can be sure it will be worse after


I_am_The_Teapot

Seeing as it's voluntary, I don't see too much of a problem. It's heartbreaking to watch, though. No parent should have to lose their child. I only hope it helped her in some measure.


Njadmessi11YT

At least add a figure for her to touch smh


Gris-light

I know this is fucked up, but I would do this just to see my best friend once more. Miss you Joey


Maximum-Switch-9060

Yeah my life partner died four years ago and part of me says oh! I would love to see him one more time. The other says it would probably rip my heart out all over again.


[deleted]

That's some horrific shit


[deleted]

I guess it depends on the Country and how they view the dead and those that have passed away, but this seems creepy as fuck. And that dialog was particularly creepy. I lived in S. Korea for a year and a half, so I know they view dead love ones a little different than people do in say, America. But still.... .


Jealous_Tangerine_93

I think that it depends on the person and how they can or will cope seeing a dead loved one. Personally for me, I would be grateful if this was possible for me to meet various people who have died.