Tag: Afterlife

Articles tagged with "Afterlife" (3 articles)

[SOLD OUT] 'Rich Person's Pet Cat' Afterlife Slot Gone in 3 Seconds — Cashless Karma Payments Usher in Full-Blown Caste System Beyond the Grave

[SOLD OUT] 'Rich Person's Pet Cat' Afterlife Slot Gone in 3 Seconds — Cashless Karma Payments Usher in Full-Blown Caste System Beyond the Grave

The reincarnation booking app 'Re:Life' saw its 'Rich Person's Pet Cat' slot sell out in just 3 seconds after launch. The culprit: a newly implemented cashless top-up feature for 'karma points.' With the wealthy buying up premium afterlives using sheer financial muscle, free-to-play users are watching their reincarnation destinations get downgraded to 'robotic vacuum cleaner' and 'government office ballpoint pen.' Capitalism has now infiltrated the afterlife, crushing the modest hopes of ordinary people.

Translations: JA
Tech Future Lab
Condolences as Super Chats, Sutras as Remixes: The Heaven and Hell Depicted by the Influencer Funeral 'Last Engagement'

Condolences as Super Chats, Sutras as Remixes: The Heaven and Hell Depicted by the Influencer Funeral 'Last Engagement'

'This is the true last live.' At an influencer's funeral held at an undisclosed location in Tokyo on the 23rd, pre-scheduled tweets synchronized with the chanting of sutras, and the line for burning incense turned into a 'merch waiting line.' As 'Please subscribe to my channel' played during the departure of the coffin, the bereaved family continuously held up QR codes with no time to wipe their tears.

Translations: JA
Showbiz Pavilion
Deceased's Ashes Go Subscription. Space Funeral Hackers Propose "¥980/Month Low Orbit Maintenance" Plan to Bereaved Families

Deceased's Ashes Go Subscription. Space Funeral Hackers Propose "¥980/Month Low Orbit Maintenance" Plan to Bereaved Families

"Goodbye, Grandma. See you next month." The latest public space funeral service has been hit by a cyberattack, holding ashes in orbit hostage. The hacker group has offered a monthly subscription plan instead of ransom, and some bereaved families are considering switching services due to the option of "shooting star performance for an additional fee."

Translations: JA
Tech Future Lab