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Originally Posted by Trout Recreant  I've always maintained that there is only one life - no First, Second, Real, etc. life. Second Life is the name of a platform where we experience life in a different environment. I experience my life in different non-virtual environments, so addining a more virtual environment is not really all that different. It just makes access easier. |
I was going to say something similar, but you beat me to it and so much better. I was going to say how I don't really distinguish between
SL and RL. My
SL avatar is still me, the people I interact with in-world are real people sitting at the keyboard. Only the tools of communication are different.
The only situation where i'd say
SL and RL are distinctly different, is if someone creates an avatar for roleplay that is deliberately different from themselves. And even then, it's difficult to immerse oneself in a roleplay character to such an extent that there is no presence of your real self in it.