tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2265659668411443893.post5278985006054595759..comments2023-11-02T02:20:42.056-07:00Comments on The Ephemeral Frontier: It's not second life or first life...it's just life.Diohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14266713613721430111noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2265659668411443893.post-39716695891217515662010-01-06T12:30:44.048-08:002010-01-06T12:30:44.048-08:00hey Marrant,
Well as I have explained in yet ano...hey Marrant, <br /><br />Well as I have explained in yet another post on related matters, I think the corollary to "all these things are just parts of one life" is that you do have to try to keep the parts in balance. And sometimes that means spending more time making cute dresses for SL and sometimes it means spending time face-to-face with blood relations in meatspace.<br /><br />Yeah to some extent I suppose you could say it's a matter of semantics--it's just word choice. But sometimes how we use our words and thee words we use shape our understanding of what we are doing.Diohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14266713613721430111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2265659668411443893.post-82208304713229058542010-01-06T11:28:55.701-08:002010-01-06T11:28:55.701-08:00Uh oh..I had best go re-write my post on my blog e...Uh oh..I had best go re-write my post on my blog explaining why I have been too busy in my "real life" to play in "second life"...........great piece, Dio!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09282351402466213357noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2265659668411443893.post-21118970707576502082010-01-01T12:34:12.755-08:002010-01-01T12:34:12.755-08:00Thanks for the great post! I was just ruminating o...Thanks for the great post! I was just ruminating on a similar subject myself. And I was irritated by the cartoon on that cretin's posting myself, but mainly from a "rolling my eyes at the height of wit from 2006" perspective.<br />Having spent 15 years with a dear fellow whose idea of recreation was plopping his ass on the sofa at day's end for endless hours of passive entertainment I adore the opportunity to participate in a community and to interact with other fascinating human beings from all over the world. <br />I certainly never would have met anyone as fascinating as Dio watching Mythbusters ;)Aunt Foggyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09822854807566491775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2265659668411443893.post-36712743681049054352009-12-30T09:56:06.639-08:002009-12-30T09:56:06.639-08:00Hey O'Toole,
Yeah...that's the whole poin...Hey O'Toole,<br /><br />Yeah...that's the whole point here--people have time when they do stuff that they are required to do and then time when they get to choose what they do.<br /><br />That is what makes up a person's "life."<br /><br />If we are going to insist on making a distinction between a "first life" and a "second life," then arguably this is where we should differentiate between the two: between the "first life" of doing what we need to do (like have a job, fulfill family responsibilities, etc.), and the "second life" of doing what we choose to do to enhance our lives and espand who we are and to just have fun. Looking at things that way, ANYTHING we choose to do extra, be it join a bowling league, jump around in front of the WII, run marathons, or be in Second Life--that all is a person's "second life."<br /><br />The thing is of course--and part of the reason why I think we should look at our lives in a more integrated, rather than a compartmentalized way, is that the line between "what we gotta do" and what we choose to do" is often very, very blurred. And I frankly think that blurring effect is actually a very good thing in most cases.<br /><br />I really fuckin' wish LL had named their platform something else...ANYTHING else, like "Philworld" or "Happy-make-any-goddam-thing-you-want-land" or "Plugged-in" or "Melting Pot" or "Elysium Express" or shit...something other than "second life,"<br /><br />But they didn't. So we just gotta deal.Diohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14266713613721430111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2265659668411443893.post-79649689411094684202009-12-30T08:10:43.206-08:002009-12-30T08:10:43.206-08:00Dio, you must be reading my mail. One thing that ...Dio, you must be reading my mail. One thing that really offends me is the snarky "You must have abundant free time on your hands" whenever I post something here or there. Such a response is dismissive of the passion that goes into creative effort and hugely patronizing. I feel the same way towards "first life snobs" who primly stick their noses in the air and proclaim "I'm too engaged in my first life to be interested in your second life, thanks". Gaaah, fine.. just don't ramble on about whatever Xbox/Wii/PS2/NFL/ whatever obsession that's crowding your attention in response.Hotspur O'Toolehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08222149865235117975noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2265659668411443893.post-2646589178072727102009-12-30T02:27:22.643-08:002009-12-30T02:27:22.643-08:00Hey Rhia,
Well, the whole "get a life" ...Hey Rhia,<br /><br />Well, the whole "get a life" thing is certainly not something that started just witht he development of the internet--as long as I can remember, people have been sneering at anyone who commits themselves to something as a past time, whether it was collecting stamps, or taking photos of trains and locomotives, or curling, or birdwatching, and so on. <br /><br />Now if people bitched about something like...you need some more balance in your life" THAT I could kind of understand a bit more. After all, there are those of us who do things to excess--drinking, playing golf, playing second life, having sex, collecting salt and pepper shaker sets--in a way that is unhealthy and which damages, rather than enhances our lives. But again, that's not limited to virtual activities--and it is actually a different issue from the "get a life" mantra.<br /><br />Hey again Caro, <br />yep, libraries are actually one of focal points for some of the most creative and interesting activities in SL. Our virtual librarians are often leaders in innovative experimentation with the technology. I think librarians are among those who have done a particularly good job of integrating virtual elements into their personal and professional lives. <br /><br /> Anyone have any thoughts on why that is?Diohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14266713613721430111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2265659668411443893.post-15680178623333235092009-12-29T19:44:53.071-08:002009-12-29T19:44:53.071-08:00I was really annoyed by the person who wrote in hi...I was really annoyed by the person who wrote in his comments that he visited a SL library and had to wait a whole ten minutes for the "librarian" to walk across a room and climb on a ladder to retrieve information for him. He added that it could have taken him just two minutes to goggle the information. Well I don't know what library he visited, but some people should realized that the first 3 pages of Google results (and most information seekers don't pass the 3rd page) are not the type of reliable and authoritative information a librarian can provide. And that, yes!, the resources many of the libraries on SL have to offer are collected by RL librarians. Shoot, don't get me started!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2265659668411443893.post-9464092407488973632009-12-29T14:05:39.933-08:002009-12-29T14:05:39.933-08:00Thanks, Dio - That cartoon bugged me too.
I've...Thanks, Dio - That cartoon bugged me too.<br />I've been thinking a lot about this "get a life" issue for years. Nobody seems to be able to define what "a life" would be. <br /><br />It's like beauty - you can never quite get there. It's something other people have but you don't -- or if through luck and hard work you do have it, you are always afraid that someday you will loose it.Riven Homewoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07248468733676181637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2265659668411443893.post-48395869450961891182009-12-29T12:51:33.388-08:002009-12-29T12:51:33.388-08:00Thanks Lalo. I appreciate the kind the words, spe...Thanks Lalo. I appreciate the kind the words, specially coming from a smart critter like yourself. But I just call it like I see it. And I just feel that our collective discussion does not make much sense unless we stop compartmentalizing those aspects of our lives that extend into virtual spacesDiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14266713613721430111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2265659668411443893.post-56353811608208039662009-12-29T10:55:16.515-08:002009-12-29T10:55:16.515-08:00Just
freakin'
brilliant.
Thanks, Dio!Just<br /><br />freakin'<br /><br />brilliant.<br /><br />Thanks, Dio!Lalo Tellinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07711076861284942835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2265659668411443893.post-38512131009108008042009-12-29T09:30:56.673-08:002009-12-29T09:30:56.673-08:00Hey, y'all, thank you for the huzzah and all, ...Hey, y'all, thank you for the huzzah and all, even though a part of me thinks it would be better for society as a while if you didn't encrouage me when I get all wrought up like this.<br /><br />And to 6pood8341c77bo53ef (is it ok if I call you "6pood " for short?), I understand what you're saying about the slot-feeders and that you would expect them to need more human contact, but Hon, you know, that's a big part of where I was goin' with this. People find what they need. For a lot of people an activity like that is very absorbing and just totally takes them to a place where they can be by themselves while still in the middle of a large number of other folks. <br /><br />I don't pretend to be any kind of psychobabbly thinkmeister (I just play one on the web), but I can see how some people might need that kind of thing in their lives. People, I think, for the most part, tend to find activities that fill some need in their lives.<br /><br />It's like how my ex-husband number one's father spent a lot of time--and I mean a LOT of time working on old cars, usually by himself. And if you ever met his wife you would understand precisely WHY he chose to spend much of his time hiding underneath a leaky 1964 Impala. He really, really needed that time by himself.<br /><br />So it's like I said in the post: let's not be judging. Yeah, I wouldn't want to go spend that much time playin' one-armed bandits by myself either, but hey...I guess I just need something different than that in my life.Diohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14266713613721430111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2265659668411443893.post-8782635302040732872009-12-29T09:06:10.721-08:002009-12-29T09:06:10.721-08:00HuzzahHuzzahasdfasdfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12409539069288950845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2265659668411443893.post-57947431102588208782009-12-29T08:00:09.643-08:002009-12-29T08:00:09.643-08:00I agree with every word of this post.
Except I d...I agree with every word of this post.<br /><br /> Except I do think that people who spends months and years of their life in front of a slot machine in a casino do need to get a life. For God's sake, at least play Black Jack or something, so you have to interact with other humans.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2265659668411443893.post-24455636479886426072009-12-29T07:57:29.462-08:002009-12-29T07:57:29.462-08:00Brava! Brava! You touch on several of my favorite ...Brava! Brava! You touch on several of my favorite points about Second Life.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com