"http://secondlife.com/"

[toughb]

http://secondlife.com/

Just saw the Fifth Estates program on this site.

Apparently people have become so engrossed in this virtual world that it has become their reality. Marriages have broken up over partners becoming so engrossed in it.

Has anyone tried this out?

 

[a 1 player]

Just went through the site...

Pretty messed up and what a money grab. I have enough problems living this life, why would I want to live another one?

 

[stang]

It's for people who don't have a first life.

 

[toughb]

Apparently one gal bought her virtual love an island for $500 so they could be lone...

 

[C Dick]

I tried it, I thought it was kind of cool, though I did not like that you could fly. It is like World of Warcraft or Runescape, but without monsters and combat. I tried to get my kids into it, but they insist on swords. I just lost interest, I find real life more enjoyable than virtual life.

 

[Homo Erectus]

Got bored of it quickly