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I don't get the logistics. Even assuming it's a 1080 stream, which is probably unlikely, the feet of a single person are just a few pixel. That's like watching porn on a C64, your imagination is doing almost all the work.

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feddit.org

Really depends on the camera person. IDK what the conventions are for funeral live streams, though.

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The camera could be pretty static in between pews, with a focus on the coffin. When people walk up to say their goodbyes, their feet may be in more or less focus

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lemmy.world

A funeral is a sacred thing.

WHY WOULD YOU STREAM IT AND MAKE IT ABOUT YOU?!

I would understand if it's a self-reflection and comfort after the event, but not during.

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Noel_Skumreply
sh.itjust.works

Like the other commentator said, if you’re on the other side of the world, old, infirm etc it gets you to the funeral. A lot of people, religious and otherwise, take a degree of comfort seeing the final journey be made by their friend, loved one or family, that all humans eventually take.

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Napster153reply
lemmy.world

I understand that, but the post above highlights that there needs to be discretion to such an invite.

Placing it in a public space increases the risks of bad actors coming into stream and ruining the event for everyone. People have done such things for less.

I would've forwarded the obituary through a private family group or messenger as opposes to a socmed.

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Some people have friends all over the world that cant make the journey.

Recently had this for a family funeral, 40/50 people from South Africa asked if it could be live-streamed. The immediate family didnt like the idea, but i can appreciate why they asked.

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Psythikreply
lemmy.world

Reminds me of when my Nana died. People who I have never seen before in my entire life all came out of the woodwork to gawk and take pictures of her corpse. I was beyond pissed off and my biggest regret is not slapping those camera out of their hands because I didn't want to cause a scene at a funeral. I wanted to say to them, "who the fuck are you and how dare you disrespect my grandmother like that!? I was there for her my entire life, where the fuck where you?"

My mom told me it was a catholic thing to take pictures of the dead, but I don't give a shit about their shitty religion, especially if it encourages people to do selfish shit like this. If I could have done it all over again I would have definitely spoken up, but alas this was 14 years ago and I'll never see those people again...whoever the fuck they were...

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BJWreply
lemmus.org

I don't understand... Were you afraid the cameras would capture her soul?

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No, the problem is that their selfish asses made it about themselves. A funeral is not a place to gawk at and take pictures of a body while people are mourning, especially when you were never there for the person. If you can't understand how that's rude and disrespectful then I don't know what to tell you.

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Fake - as if anon ever talked to anyone

Gay - anon likes to look at limbs

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What sticks out to me is why were they streaming a funeral

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