About 12 years ago, when my family was getting heavily into the computer age and I refused to have anything to do with a computer, my husband complained that I was not willing to try new things and claimed I was afraid of technology.
As time went by, I played around with the computer and came to the realization that eventually, our lives will be played out on the computer. So, I learned the “ways of the computer,” learned the language and became somewhat savvy at researching info for vacations, topics of interest, finding old friends, games, reading, money matters and so forth (naturally, anyone can be savvy on the computer by giving into time).
Its just amazing! Even blogging, when u think about it, is not a new concept. People have always kept diaries. Why keep a diary if you don’t want anyone to read it? The whole purpose is to eventually have other people read it and expose your innermost feelings. Whala! blogging to the rescue! Now you can have total strangers read your innermost feelings and relate to you.
I thought the computer age had somewhat advanced as far as it could go, but no way. Low and behold, this past week I was turned onto “Second Life.” And I mean, second life as in, becoming a whole different person in a whole different place, meeting people, going places, earning money, buying homes, learning to fly as like a bird not in an airplane. Its a whole fantasy world where u create your avatar, an image of yourself or at least, what you would like to appear like. It’s unbelievable and its unbelievably addicting.
It gives the computer age a whole new dimension. I felt as though I were in the Matrix. In between worlds. I guess the second life is a good place to go when your first life feels overwhelming and you don’t want to drink yourself silly and u just want to be someplace else but can’t afford to go there.
My daughter is furious with me for getting involved with the program. She feels its for people who have no life! I disagree with that statement. I actually believe its a great place to escape too. Its like getting a free vacation or a second home. A place where no one talks back to you, a place where time stands still and its an affordable escape into a world that you’ve created. Naturally, and I guess, some people will take it seriously and spend alot of time in it and invest real money into their dreams but online.
So, computers have finally found a way to suck some of us in through a time warp. But hey, thats a second life! Wasn’t it only yesterday that my husband complained that I wasn’t willing to try new things? Well, I went out, got myself somewhat computer savvy and found another life, a second life. Who says I’m afraid of trying new things now?
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October 31st, 2007 at 2:14 pm
I guess your daughter could be right. What she said could be true, about Second Life. If it is true, well, I’ll just have to accept that because as you know, I’m addicted, too. But, ‘furious’? Why? Our mutual friend once told us that she needed to get off the computer, was spending too much time there. I don’t understand that. Why can’t adults do what they want to do without people telling them they are crazy, or getting ‘furious’ because you aren’t doing what THEY think you should be doing? I don’t get the logic. But I am more into the serene, peaceful parts of Second Life. The roof/deck of my son’s house, for example, with an amazing view, allows for thoughtful introspection, to just relax, unwind, and think about stuff. I’m not much into the malls, crowded islands, etc. Since I told you about it, you have been many more places than I have, on Second Life. And, I knew you were going to blog about it. So I came over to see what you had to say. You are more hyper than I am, by nature, so I knew you’d be all over the place, there in Second Life, lol. That’s just you. I want to sit and reflect and you want to party. Have fun, and I’ll see you on Freebie Island!
November 11th, 2007 at 12:50 am
I’m not going in there. If I do, I’m afraid I’ll never live in my first life again.
December 31st, 2007 at 4:50 am
Hmmm I definitely wasn’t furious..I think I had a laugh or two. I think the point here was don’t get addicted–don’t forget that sometimes doing the real thing is more fulfilling