Second Life - A Rant

[theGinsue]

The point of the game is to create an online avatar, and then go around and buy stuff (land, houses, cars, clothes, ect) and interact with other people.

Remember the "Sims" games - same sorta thing. Personally, I only have time for 1 life (and I don't do a great job with that one). Games like this (and even the Star Wars online game "Galaxies" require so much time and effort that it's like having a second job - forget that!

What ever happened to going out and meeting people? Playing frisbee in the park, or just going to the bar to hang out with friends. I mean, if you want to hang out with out your pants on, there are clubs out there for that too, but for crying out loud, get off your fat ass and do something that enhances your life.

Are you nuts? That would require EFFORT. Plus there is the risk of being emotionally or physically hurt. I'll just stay here in my pod and pretend that this is what the real world actually is.

I'm old enough to remember when neighbors used to come by and talk with you while you sat on your porch in nice weather. Ahhh the good old days.

I personally believe that the downfall of American society came with the removal of large front porches. It used to be that you'd sit out on your front porch and talk to folks walking by. Or you'd be the one walking and you'd join a neighbor on their porch for a glass of lemonade or such.

Front porches went away, we isolated ourselves in our homes - behind the protection of our front doors where we no longer had to share and risk.

you didn't even scratch the surface of the depths this goes to:
real life lawsuits over property rights within the game:
real divorce over second life "affairs":
and class-action lawsuits to the maker over property values:

I've actually been expecting this since 2004 when LucasArts changed some of the rules in the game Galaxies. Things people had "worked for" were removed and some things became a "gimme" to others. The furvor was amazing - for a simple game.

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


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

Whoa there big fella - let's not get carried away here. That's quite a jump in logic!

[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.

[Delfuego]

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

Please stop pointing out our flaws (and hypocrisies).... Nobody likes a smart guy.

[Delfuego]

I personally believe that the downfall of American society came with the removal of large front porches. It used to be that you'd sit out on your front porch and talk to folks walking by. Or you'd be the one walking and you'd join a neighbor on their porch for a glass of lemonade or such.

I know! How is the youth gonna get to 2nd base without a porch swing?

[BigBear]

I know! How is the youth gonna get to 2nd base without a porch swing?

... Chloraform? hehe

[Delfuego]

You are a bad man. I like the way you think though.

[gnihcraes]

My house has a porch, works well too, and I make an effort to stalk (I mean talk) to my neighbors often. It just depends on the neighborhood I guess...

wish the old radar gun hadn't broke, it was fun sitting on the porch clocking people...