http://gypsybandito.com/second-life-political-scandal/ and the Magic Flying Media Machine Thu, 20 Nov 2008 20:46:58 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2 http://gypsybandito.com/second-life-political-scandal/#comment-13 Bourbon Hipster Sun, 01 Apr 2007 20:30:44 +0000 http://gypsybandito.com/second-life-political-scandal/#comment-13 Yeah, staffers aren't the only ones caught up in the political upheaval of Second Life. It turns out that French citizens had a <a href="http://www.bourbonhipster.com/french-insolence/"target="_blank" rel="nofollow">full blown riot</a> and attacked the Second Life offices of French political parties. I personally think that this is all bullshit. It might be safer to protest in Second Life, but (1) they can definitely figure out who you are, and (2) you accomplish nothing. If people put half this much effort into their real life, maybe the world would be a better place. Yeah, staffers aren’t the only ones caught up in the political upheaval of Second Life. It turns out that French citizens had a full blown riot and attacked the Second Life offices of French political parties. I personally think that this is all bullshit. It might be safer to protest in Second Life, but (1) they can definitely figure out who you are, and (2) you accomplish nothing. If people put half this much effort into their real life, maybe the world would be a better place.

]]> http://gypsybandito.com/second-life-political-scandal/#comment-12 Kate Trgovac Sun, 01 Apr 2007 00:15:06 +0000 http://gypsybandito.com/second-life-political-scandal/#comment-12 There is certainly a "realness" about SL that could push someone with potentially poor judgement into the "definitely has poor judgement" camp as clearly happened with McDonald. Technically, McDonald could have done the same thing with someone she just met over email, but the nature of virtual embodiment that one experiences in SL (including cybering) creates a heightened sense of *knowing* someone (and not just biblically ;) ), which would lead to a greater ease of trust. Thanks for the link! There is certainly a “realness” about SL that could push someone with potentially poor judgement into the “definitely has poor judgement” camp as clearly happened with McDonald. Technically, McDonald could have done the same thing with someone she just met over email, but the nature of virtual embodiment that one experiences in SL (including cybering) creates a heightened sense of *knowing* someone (and not just biblically ;) ), which would lead to a greater ease of trust. Thanks for the link!

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