SL Shenanigans
Well, i'm back at work after a 6 weeks' hiatus* and back into real life (hereafter referred to as 'RL'). Autumn came and went in the blink of an eye, and it all happened whilst i was immersed in Second Life (hereafter to be referred to as 'SL').
I've met some decent people and made some interesting friends.
I even became 'involved’'with someone for a couple of weeks. (Not what i meant when i said i wanted the "full sl experience" but i did say it and i got it) Do i regret it? No. But i wish it had been with someone else. Anyone else.
Oh, there were plenty of warning signs but i chose to ignore them cos i was flattered and having fun. Or, i thought i was, which amounts to the same thing.
He had a decent-looking avatar and a fully functioning sexual 'attachment' (you seriously need to visit this world, lol), albeit his personality had all the pizzazz of a spent fuse. Boring and bullsh*tting in equal measure. As far as i recall, he only ever said *one* interesting thing and that was/is kind of chilling:
"I keep forgetting there are real people behind the avatars".
Uhm. Okay.
You've been talking to me every day for a month and you still don't get that i'm a real person behind this dressed up dolly in virtual clothing. Not sure how that's possible, but since you mistakenly regard SL as a 'sex game' and nothing more (and, by the way, thanks for imparting that little gem so late on in the day), i shouldn't be surprised, should i?
I'm so glad you're not out in RL saying, "I keep forgetting there are real people behind the real people". Then you really would be messed up, wouldn't you. Oh, wait ---
Anyhow, i'll reserve most of this for a locked post 'cos it's just way too entertaining!
Having found out what a monumental fuck up i'd landed myself with, i booted his ass. I wish i'd done it 3 weeks earlier 'cos i ended up with my typing fingers well and truly burnt. Please god he/it never crosses my path again in any of all possible worlds.
Yes, it's true: You can be who and whatever you want to be in SL. But don't think your RL personality won't show through. Mine did and does, because i don't believe in concealing who i am. To be frank, i don't know how.
Moreover, you can't say very, very little in an attempt to hide who you are and then (as that guy did) claim that you're being a 'good listener'. It's a meaningless concept when you're sat behind a keyboard, dumbass! It can only mean that (a) you have nothing to say or (b) you fell asleep. 'Good listener', my virtual ass!
So what have i learnt?
Well, chiefly that the same idiots one habitually runs into in RL exist in Second Life as well. Perhaps there really are no alternate realities, just different arenas. What a sad thought.
* about which, more later.
I've met some decent people and made some interesting friends.
I even became 'involved’'with someone for a couple of weeks. (Not what i meant when i said i wanted the "full sl experience" but i did say it and i got it) Do i regret it? No. But i wish it had been with someone else. Anyone else.
Oh, there were plenty of warning signs but i chose to ignore them cos i was flattered and having fun. Or, i thought i was, which amounts to the same thing.
He had a decent-looking avatar and a fully functioning sexual 'attachment' (you seriously need to visit this world, lol), albeit his personality had all the pizzazz of a spent fuse. Boring and bullsh*tting in equal measure. As far as i recall, he only ever said *one* interesting thing and that was/is kind of chilling:
"I keep forgetting there are real people behind the avatars".
Uhm. Okay.
You've been talking to me every day for a month and you still don't get that i'm a real person behind this dressed up dolly in virtual clothing. Not sure how that's possible, but since you mistakenly regard SL as a 'sex game' and nothing more (and, by the way, thanks for imparting that little gem so late on in the day), i shouldn't be surprised, should i?
I'm so glad you're not out in RL saying, "I keep forgetting there are real people behind the real people". Then you really would be messed up, wouldn't you. Oh, wait ---
Anyhow, i'll reserve most of this for a locked post 'cos it's just way too entertaining!
Having found out what a monumental fuck up i'd landed myself with, i booted his ass. I wish i'd done it 3 weeks earlier 'cos i ended up with my typing fingers well and truly burnt. Please god he/it never crosses my path again in any of all possible worlds.
Yes, it's true: You can be who and whatever you want to be in SL. But don't think your RL personality won't show through. Mine did and does, because i don't believe in concealing who i am. To be frank, i don't know how.
Moreover, you can't say very, very little in an attempt to hide who you are and then (as that guy did) claim that you're being a 'good listener'. It's a meaningless concept when you're sat behind a keyboard, dumbass! It can only mean that (a) you have nothing to say or (b) you fell asleep. 'Good listener', my virtual ass!
So what have i learnt?
Well, chiefly that the same idiots one habitually runs into in RL exist in Second Life as well. Perhaps there really are no alternate realities, just different arenas. What a sad thought.
* about which, more later.