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Thunderclap · 11-01-2007, 06:27 PM

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Originally Posted by Cindy Claveau

That's just a planet. Its our planet but it still a planet.
world:
A. A realm or domain: the animal world; the world of imagination.
1. A sphere of human activity or interest: the world of sports.
2. A class or group of people with common characteristics or pursuits: the scientific world.
3. A particular way of life: the world of the homeless.
4. All that relates to or affects the life of a person: He saw his world collapse about him.
B. Secular life and its concerns: a man of the world.
1. Human existence; life: brought a child into the world.
2. A state of existence.

I only have one problem: Who is logging in to have magical sex with elves AND donkeys?

Rev Eponym · 11-01-2007, 06:33 PM

What we have is a set of limited tools that are used to interface with the environment around us. We can't see all of it, and we can understand even less of it, and sometimes parts of it go wrong. It's never perfect. But we can use it to work, play, and interact with other humans. We can build relationships, communities, and even ways of life with these tools.

Now, am I talking about the Second Life viewer, or the human cerebral cortex and senses?

Humans assign meaning to things, not the things themselves.

jacqueline trudeau · 11-02-2007, 07:54 AM

I voted World. As in my sweetheart means the world to me, i can get lost in the world a talented author creates on the page, and i see the world of difference between SL and service like my web hosting provider or ConEd.

Aodhan McDunnough · 11-02-2007, 07:58 AM

It's a virtual world, a service, and an internet metaphor (that is until it gets deployed all over the internet).

It is however a real community with real businesses ... and like everything else in life it is part of the real world.

Everything we call real and virtual is still a piece of reality where reality in this context means something that has left imagination and maintains a tangible existence.

Clancy Sullivan · 11-02-2007, 08:03 AM

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Originally Posted by jacqueline trudeau

I voted World. As in my sweetheart means the world to me, i can get lost in the world a talented author creates on the page, and i see the world of difference between SL and service like my web hosting provider or ConEd.

Hey, another New Yorker!

jacqueline trudeau · 11-02-2007, 08:42 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Clancy Sullivan

Hey, another New Yorker!

some would say NYC is a world unto itself .. true or false?

Ned Easterwood · 11-02-2007, 10:33 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lianne Marten

It's not a real world, but real people do use it. I think that latter part gets forgotten by some people sometimes :s

Well said.

Ned Easterwood · 11-02-2007, 10:34 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Archer Braun

But the race is more closely run when you compare it to the sticky delights of downloading amateur russian porn.

There's something about the way those middle-aged housewives groan out "yaw yaw YAW" that just presses ALL my damn buttons.

*shudders*

View Poll Results: Is Second Life a Real World?
Yes, it's a real world.	9	24.32%
No, it's just a service.	24	64.86%
Hmmm, I'm not sure.	1	2.70%
Real World = PIE.	3	8.11%
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11-02-2007, 07:54 AM	#28 (permalink)
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11-02-2007, 07:58 AM	#29 (permalink)
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11-01-2007, 06:33 PM	#27 (permalink)
Rev Eponym Strict machine discretion currently offline Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Mikianna Posts: 350 Business: MadScience Laboratories SLShopper Ads: 6 My Mood:	What we have is a set of limited tools that are used to interface with the environment around us. We can't see all of it, and we can understand even less of it, and sometimes parts of it go wrong. It's never perfect. But we can use it to work, play, and interact with other humans. We can build relationships, communities, and even ways of life with these tools. Now, am I talking about the Second Life viewer, or the human cerebral cortex and senses? Humans assign meaning to things, not the things themselves.