Want to scroll Facebook after you die???

I’ve got this Indian friend — a proper, dignified banking expert who usually speaks in pure academic Sanskrit-level vocabulary.

But every now and then… he goes full troll mode.

The other day, he posted a cartoon on LinkedIn about social-media addiction.

The character in the drawing: bald head, big nose, bulging eyes, staring intensely at a billboard that says:

“Do you want to see Facebook, WhatsApp, Twitter even after your death..!! Donate your eyes!!”

Below it, an arrow points to an Eye Bank with the caption: “Mind Blowing Advertisement.”

Honestly, that slogan is the definition of “so shocking you can’t forget it.”

The joke, of course: if you want to keep scrolling in the afterlife… hand over your eyeballs first.

Finding it funny, Mr. Old Man dropped a light comment:

**“Watching Facebook after death? Totally doable!

In China, Vietnam, and many Asian countries, people still burn joss paper offerings on death anniversaries. Whatever the deceased used to enjoy — cars, TVs, houses — the living just burn a paper version for them.

Like cars? Burn a life-size paper car.

Love watching TV? Burn a 50-inch paper TV.

So… if the dead really want to scroll Facebook, the family can just print out a Facebook screen, burn it, and pray:

‘May the recipient receive this and continue enjoying Facebook in the world beyond!’”**

My Indian friend — not sure if he was trolling back or actually serious — replied solemnly:

“Those are beautiful thoughts. Truly a wonderful way to honour one’s ancestors.”

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— Mr. Old Man, 11/2025