Originally published at: https://boingboing.net/2018/08/22/patrick-gerard.html
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I can imagine a new horror movie: When algorithms went mad.
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Hah! My wife got one last year that was a picture of her totalled car from a really traumatic accident. No dancing cartoon animals though.
“Remember when?” Yes, often at 2am, covered in cold sweat.
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Stay classy, Facebook.
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There’s no evidence that this isn’t intentional because Mark Z feeds on misfortune like a sadness vampire. So it must be true.
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facebook needs to die and burn in a dumpster fire already.
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Everyone’s a comedian, but who among you will do anything.
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Don’t blame face book, blame all the people giving the “love” emotion to the image 
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And then we can all dress up as cartoon characters and dance on Facebook’s grave. Counting the days (but not holding my breath).
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Man, this kind of thing just makes the anniversaries of dead pets and relatives SO MUCH suckier. Not to mention, i do NOT cherish being reminded of cherished guitars and amps i’ve had to part with just to keep up with the skyrocketing fucking cost of living.
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I think it’s an old film now
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Facebook needs something like the health warning sticker on cigarettes.
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Can we light the fire with Twitter?
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Yeah, my daughter was real excited when Facebook reminded her of the family dog’s death anniversary.
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Did they play Thriller as well?
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Brazil won’t be old until I am old!
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I… really want to see the animation. I imagine either it’ll end up blackly humorous or a disturbing trainwreck of automated content creation.
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Just wait until their business plan is complete.
“Your [nMarkovAnniversaryType] has arrived! Turn towards your mandatory FaceTime camera and dance, fleshling.”
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And yet curiously nothing about how he cancelled his account.
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