Comments on: A life away from the Second Life

By: Philan Hax

Philan Hax — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 13:22:21 +0000

I hate Carolyn. What about their children? Her real family? ugh.

By: Philan Hax

Philan Hax — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 13:20:28 +0000

Exactly. SL is an avenue to release some repressed feelings as well.

By: M.D.

M.D. — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 01:07:35 +0000

Thanks so much for sharing this video. I watched all the 4 parts and I was mildly entertained and somewhat disgusted of ‘Carolyn.’ I wonder how many people can actually sit there and laugh while their RL partners and children are becoming increasingly sad, unnoticed and hurt by the day.

I was spending almost 12 hours a day on SL and was very cynical at first. But as time went buy, every moral fiber I had was easily questioned and defeated by the influence of others. In a world where adultery, promiscuous sex and questionable occupations are ‘the norm,’ it’s easy to be swayed by the appeal of the ‘forbidden.’ On top of that, since SL is virtual and non-tactile, one thinks that every action had very little, if no, repercussions.

After a few months, I got sickened by the superficiality and fakeness (people included) and reverted back to my old beliefs. I still log into SL but I don’t spend a huge bulk of my life there anymore, thank God.

I believe it takes more than an ounce of willpower to get over SL addiction. As previously stated, SL addiction can be indicative of bigger RL problems, however, one must take the time to stand a few steps away from SL, make a careful introspection of oneself and most importantly, revisit your old belief system to know what’s really important in your life. Luckily for Carolyn, her husband was a saint. But in reality, not everyone is a Lee, if we all behave so recklessly we might lose everything that matters to us, especially those who actually love us.

By: Haryja Aya

Haryja Aya — Wed, 12 Mar 2008 14:27:38 +0000

So, don’t mind if I am a bit nosey here? What exatly happend in sl that lead to this?

But imo, i feel that sl is merely the tip of the iceburg. There could deeper problems beneath

By: Kriti Lynagh

Kriti Lynagh — Wed, 12 Mar 2008 12:02:24 +0000

funny this topic was being discussed here this week ad last night a friend came to me in SL and said they was separating from their spouse. I asked if SL played a part in it and they said they had to admit that yes it did a little. I just sat and shook my head (good thing that was in RL so they didn’t see LOL) but needless to say it is sad and unfortunate that people get so deeply involved in SL to the point of ruining things in RL.

By: Haryja Aya

Haryja Aya — Wed, 12 Mar 2008 06:28:07 +0000

I found a way not to get addicted to second life. I just have to treat it as a medium where I can earn and move my online through exchange. That make me not so emotionally attached to the game

By: Kriti Lynagh

Kriti Lynagh — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 22:22:23 +0000

It was very touching about the couple that got married but I got the impression she left her marriage also over the avi in SL and lucky then things worked in RL for them also. He kept referring to a partner too so I had thought 2 marriages or partnerships were broken by that relationship. Sad but they seem to be happy now hopefully the other partners are also.

By: Erewhon

Erewhon — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 02:21:29 +0000

I watched the 4 parts of the video, it was really touching :/ specially the part where the couple got married, and the poor husband of the cheating wife >_>.

Yes, something like that happened to me when I was addicted to similar stuff..