Second Life - A Rant

[Marlin]

you didn't even scratch the surface of the depths this goes to:
real life lawsuits over property rights within the game:
http://blogs.pcworld.com/staffblog/archives/005816.html

real divorce over second life "affairs":
http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe...rce/index.html

and class-action lawsuits to the maker over property values:
http://www.lawyersandsettlements.com...te-linden.html

the only possible explanation is that these people's lives suck so much, and/or that they have social phobias that keep them from interacting in real life...

I don't know the rules- but can you create, say weapons to sell to other characters? make the best of it...

OMG,,,Is there any concept of reality anymore??


Kind of nice knowing there are people out there more pathetic than I am though...

[Chris2087]

Well we are "Ranting" online instead of at a bar like normal people.....

[ronaldrwl]

It's a big waste of time. I've gotten hooked on Diablo in past years. I feel like a recovering addict whenever I see the game or hear about the new Diablo coming out. Like most things, in moderation they're fine.

[TS12000]

Good to see there is people more worthless than myself in spades, gives me a boost of self confidence

[Troublco]

The small amount of time I spend on the computer that isn't something like Excel or Word gets spent here, on Gunbroker, or I finally broke down and got a facebook account to find a couple old friends. That's it. I don't do games. I don't even play on the "family" Wii. I have enough crap I want to do for real I don't have the time or patience for virtual crap.

[SA Friday]

'Amusing Ourselves to Death', written by Neil Postman.

It all started with the TV....

We're pulling the plug on our TV in a couple of weeks. We are keeping internet because of school work. I must admit to blogging and FB my share. Having 21 years of military and shooting competitively, I have a lot of friends all over the world, and FB and blogging are the only way we all stay in contact.

[theGinsue]

Well we are "Ranting" online instead of at a bar like normal people.....

I thought the exact same thing as I read the OP.

[ronaldrwl]

TheGinsue quit hogging all the space.

[revor]

Pathetic is when a 14 YO chooses to play a "shoot 'em up" game on his X Box full of MP5 wielding soldiers that can blow up tanks with 9mm (okay maybe they're 10mm) rather than go out and practice actual shooting skills at the range! (with big Evil black rifles no less)
Thank god I have a daughter who is interested in the outdoors.

[BigBear]

I don't even have a personal computer.... not that I wouldn't like one to play games every now and then....

I'm active outdoors and I'm still a fat ass... it sucks.