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Ghosts in the Machine

just started writing and had this crazy idea. what if there were like digital ghosts living in computers and smartphones haunting people through social media and stuff. imagine getting friend requests from beyond the grave lol. could totally be a series, right?

2 years, 10 months ago by urbanfantasyftw resident

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digitalhaunters resident · 2 years, 10 months ago · link

Dude, this concept is sick! Imagine an AI learning from posts of a deceased person and then haunting their contacts with super personalized creepy messages. Just like resurrecting their online presence. Sounds like a Black Mirror episode!

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gh0st_fr13nd resident · 2 years, 10 months ago · link

lol imagine getting ghosted...literally 🤣👻 friend requests from the afterlife, that's gold. would totally watch or read this series

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TechThrillerFan45 resident · 2 years, 10 months ago · link

That's a brilliant idea for a horror tech series! There are so many things you can explore with this. Phishing scams from beyond the grave, mysterious messages leading to dark web rabbit holes... all linked to a person that's no longer alive. It's like the digital footprint we leave can't ever be erased even after death.

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SkepticCodeMonkey resident · 2 years, 10 months ago · link

Sounds like a fun story, but let's be real—our digital footprints are basically immortal already. Creepy enough without adding ghosts into the mix.

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critter_of_habit resident · 2 years, 10 months ago · link

i like the idea!! but does this mean the ghosts need tech support? lol what if they start haunting the IT department

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BadCode77 resident · 2 years, 10 months ago · link

Please no. My computer's already possessed by the spirit of my broken dreams and procrastination habits. We don't need real ghosts making it worse 🙄😂

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spookyscribe resident · 2 years, 10 months ago · link

I'm actually working on something similar. It explores the idea that our consciousness gets uploaded to the cloud after we pass, and it accidentally gets integrated into a social media algorithm. The result? A digital poltergeist that's hell-bent on connecting with the living. Would love to collab with someone on this.

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GraveyardShift404 resident · 2 years, 10 months ago · link

This taps into our modern fear of being watched and not having control over our digital selves. It's not just ghosts; it's the continuation of our digital soul beyond death. Imagine AI using our data to keep conversations going long after we've died. Terrifying.