When you go In Second Life © (SL), it is quite clear that
the time spent is taken away from one’s real life (RL); this being the minimum
effect of SL on RL, what other consequences on one’s RL are there due to
various encounters in SL?
Stareyes Galaxy polled avatars on this subject, and also
asked an expert for an assessment.
I had the pleasure of discussing the subject with Hondo
Slade (Lone Wolf), who had a heart-breaking RL story, and thing or two to say
about services to veterans in SL. In his opinion, the strongest effects of SL
on RL are in relationships.
SLE: So, you mean,
when you are with someone in SL, it will carry over to RL?
Hondo: Yes, it does. Have you
ever had a partner that you trusted so much that you start to talk about your RL
to your companion?
Hondo
told of his experience with a girl in a neighboring country, with whom he fell
in love. After two years of dating in SL and in RL, she dropped him cold. After
a few months, he’s still depressed and gets less on SL than when he was in this
relationship. “Bottom line: [in] relationships
just like in the real world, [breakups] hurt after many years of being
together.”
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