Sure. Yeah. That makes sense.

On the one hand, it's the logical progression of paranoia that began with the string and bell, and now extends to the cell phone.

Conversely, there is something more to it. It's not just burials - it's also cremation.

The "trend" began in Cape Town, where superstition was the reasoning. In Australia, it was an affirmation of wealth.

From the BBC:

"We came across one guy who asked to be buried with his mobile phone and his Blackberry, and also with his laptop".

He added that in a number of cases, being buried with your phone is part of what he termed limelight funerals, people wanting to be buried like celebrities.

The phone is put in the coffin along with diamonds, jewellery, expensive suits, and gold watches........

some people are finding they like the idea of being buried with the things that defined them while they were alive.

So, are mobile devices truly such a major extension of our perception of the self? What does that say about our culture? Does something so cheap and flimsy, and so widely available, become imbued with this much intangible.



Posted by: Ashley    Source