Some people believe in ghosts, I do too because I've encountered something like that before, but others don’t. I’ve watched my share of scary movies and felt that uneasy thrill they bring. There’s always been something distant about those stories though, something that makes them feel safe. You can turn off the screen, walk away, and remind yourself it’s not real but what I felt then when I encountered something I can called a ghost was real.
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But thinking about a ghost existing in the digital world changes that completely because we spend most of our lives connected to technology now ranging from social media, Work, conversations, and some of our memories, everything is stored somewhere online or inside a device. I know people who practically live behind their screens, especially programmers who dedicate endless hours building and maintaining digital systems. One of my friends back is the college was a computer engineer, so imagining him dying suddenly, God forbid and somehow remaining present in that same digital space doesn’t feel as far-fetched as it probably should.
If I were in that situation, I don’t think I would react calmly at first. I had notice small things, files moving, messages appearing, maybe a familiar name showing up online when it shouldn’t. At the beginning, I would try to explain it logically. I’d assume it’s a glitch, a hack, or some kind of software issue. That’s the mindset most of us would have there iss always a technical explanation.
But if it continued, I don't want to imagine it to became personal because if the messages reflected memories, conversations, or details only that person would know,then I’d have to face something I couldn’t easily explain. That’s when it would start to feel real, and honestly, that’s when the fear would settle in.
What makes it worse is that there is no clear escape. With a physical place, you can leave. With technology, it follows you. Your phone, your laptop, your accounts, it’s all connected. Shutting one device off wouldn’t feel like enough. There would always be that thought in the back of my mind that it’s still there, waiting the next time I log in.
I don’t see myself panicking completely, but I wouldn’t ignore it either. I’d start pulling away from the digital world as much as I could. Limit my time online, disconnect unnecessary accounts, maybe even switch devices off entirely. At the same time, I’d still try to understand what’s happening. Part of me would want to believe there’s a rational explanation, something grounded in reality.
Even though it might be the presence of someone I knew, it would be even harder to process. There would be a strange mix of fear and familiarity. I wouldn’t see it as something normal, but I also wouldn’t immediately see it as something evil. It might just be something unresolved, something lingering.
Still, I don’t think I’d ever be comfortable with it. Technology is supposed to be controlled, predictable. Once that boundary is broken, it changes how you see everything. Every notification, every message, every unexpected movement on a screen would carry a different weight.I’d try to distance myself, stay grounded, and hold onto logic as much as possible and maybe sending myself back to the olden days when there is no technology whatsoever or maybe not. But I know one thing for sure, after something like that, I’d never feel completely alone online again.
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