When I think about my identity in cyberspace and who i am in the real world, it is interesting to see the difference. Although I do not think that I have a completely alternate identity online I do realize that there are some differences. I think that in some cases I am a bit more honest with who i think that i really am. I am secretive yet also very open in a strange way.
After entering the world of second life and witnessing all of the people that are apart of that virtual world, it made me realize how many people use this alternate reality to escape the banality of their own lives. It really shocked me at first when I heard that people were dying because of games like world of war craft but after thinking about it more, its not very shocking at all. The bottom line is, WOWC is much more interesting and stimulating for them than their own lives...it is a way to escape. It's horrible that people are forgetting to feed their children and even themselves because they are so caught up in the virtual world. What will it take for these people to come back to reality, and why would they?
It's a sick sick world we live in.
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