Ugly Reality

I got a head start before most of you guys. I got a chance to experience Second Life. This concept of a virtual world really intrigued me. It was fun to choose a pseudo name, cools clothes, fly and to visit different worlds. But for me, that gets old after a while.

I can understand why people spend hours in a virtual world. Some go on shopping sprees, meet unusual people, give friends lavish gifts that, in reality, cost them nothing. In fact, it’s a way to ESCAPE! That’s the major thing – a way of escape.

What concerns me is that people who have genuine problems in life, go to these ‘worlds’ for their fix. Their reality is filled with unhappiness. Let’s face it; this world is messed up. But, I do not think that these virtual worlds provide people with a solution. In fact, I think that this makes the problem even worse. After someone signs out from the virtual world, what happens then? They are faced with the same reality. Their reality didn’t change or get any better.

I just want to caution the use and promotion of these virtual worlds and avatars. I’m not sure if you heard about this, but after some viewers saw the movie, Avatar, recently, many of them wanted to commit suicide. I guess after viewing the avatars’ perfect world, they viewers were unwillingly brought back to their ugly reality.

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