"Get a life!"
- I have two.
"Go outdoors and get some fresh air!"
- Did that earlier.
- I'm hoping Second Life will work well on my cellphone so I can do both.
"You're a guy, so why are you a girl (avatar)?"
- It makes me feel good.
- I'm exploring myself.
- I like cybersex. (<deadpan> optional.)
- Why don't you ever comment when I'm wearing my male, tiny furry, or giant wyrm-robot hybrid?
"Second Life is full of losers!"
- Second Life, like soylent green, is made of people.
- Come in and join us?
"You can make a real living in a virtual world?"
- Yes. And think about how weird money is, period.
"Second Life is a video game."
- Second Life includes video games.
- Red is a color, not the rainbow.
- Frankly, I'm surprised "gametaverse" never caught on.
"X problem is specific to Second Life."
- It's a human problem, and humans are in Second Life.
"Make some real friends!"
- Made some, making more.
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Well put Torley n.n
"Frankly, I'm surprised "gametaverse" never caught on."
Nicely thought out but if you ever say this out loud it sounds like GAYmetaverse hence why it never caught on
Only those who are jealous or lack understanding say SL is for losers
Great job Torley keep it up
Great, thought provoking comments Torley.
It seems that some people get the fact that Second Life is a quantam leap in internet technology, some don't. The web rendered in 3D? Why would anyone be interested in that? Being able to hold interactive, collaborative virtual meetings with colleagues and friends from all over the world without having to physically travel, who would want something like that? To some Second Life is an exciting new technology with great potential. Others will stick to their flat 2D web space and being locked in tiny aluminum tubes to travel to meetings.
This made me giggle uncontrollably, as i'm sure all us technologically immersed folk will have answered these or similar questions before.
"I'm hoping Second Life will work well on my cellphone so I can do both."
This made my eyes get big in excitement. Please post more about this when if happens!
Love ya Torley!
Oh btw, great tutes this week. Even *I* learned something (turning off selection glow). Thanks for all your hard work and unflappable attitude!
"You're a guy, so why are you a girl (avatar)?"
Usually I tell the people that since I have to look at my avi's backside all the time, I made sure it was something I like to look at…
Torley, next time please present us Mentors out there with your wise answers to the age-old questions of newbies: How can I make money? and: How can I have sex?
Q. How can I make money?
A. You can make money by having sex with people who pay you for it.
Q. How can I have sex?
You will need money.
Pretty Good, haha..
Q: Where are you from?
A: Orientation Island Orphanage
@Dana: "GAYmetaverse" sounds like a new business opportunity to me. *checks if that domain name is taken, aw crap it is!*
I know some don't "get it" and never will, but I'm patient in the sense that acceptance of online worlds and beyond comes naturally. Many common inventions like the car and television set were once looked at freakishly. Funny how hindsight works.
@Michael: Thanks for your thoughts. I think one of the key things is, even to non-technical people, that Second Life must simply have benefit(s) which can be experienced, even if not easily explained. For example, I know some people who enjoy their iPods but don't know how to calculate gigabytes, at least not yet — they simplify, and following Steve Jobs' brilliant promotion, say: "I've got a few thousand songs in my pocket but my iPod's almost out of room for new ones". Similarly, a lot of people who call Second Life a game (in the non-insulting sense) have an emotional attachment/investment in their avatars, and are extremely distraught when bugs make them look "ugly". I sympathize deeply with this. And as you pointed out, I'd rather save time then drag myself through inefficient commutes for meetings.
@Joga: Some Resident attempts at this have happened, have you seen those experiments?
@QueenKellee: Nice to see ya here, I was just browsing your Flickr stream! And oh, my appreciation to you for watching the video tutorials. If you have suggestions for what I should cover next, just let me know!
@Laetizia: Haha, that's like Chip Midnight, his classic answer is he likes to look at his avatar's ass (and he's had female avies for designing clothing for women). Re: "next time", you mean for video tutorials? I wonder if I could do a Mature series…
@Exosius: HAHAHA. Oh my gosh.
@Ken: Thx!
@Frans: I like that answer a lot too. First I've heard that, when I think of "orphanage" in SL I think of hobos like Orhalla Zander. Wow, we have such a rich culture.
Torely … thank you for this I was beginning to think I was the only person with those answers to those comments I hear often about Second Life.
*hugs you tightly*
You are da awesom!!
Good stuff! I especially liked the "Why don't you ever comment when I'm wearing my male, tiny furry, or giant wyrm-robot hybrid?" It's what I deal with as a kid avvie. No one (well, no one seems to) assumes I'm into "dino sex" when I'm in my triceratops avvie, so why do they assume I'm into kiddie sex when I'm in my usual avvie? Heck, why do they assume I'm a "real" kid based on my avvie — I'm not a real dragon, mechanical rat, cockatrice, dryad, flying book, greenie, etc., etc., after all.
Great answers to some not so great questions or affirmations.
Second Life=people + diversity + creativity
People never get Second Life unless they are patient enough to come here or have a friend that can help them "immerse". Apparantly sitting like a zombie in front of the TV watching reality television is a better use of time then coming into a virtual world and socializing, dj'ing, building, scripting, sexin, texturing, etc… Thank you for your honesty Torley!
*big smiles* I'm glad each of you are expressing yourself about how you feel… sometimes Second Lifers may feel a little beaten down by trashy press remarks which are lazy and cruel. Well, I say NO to that and YES to positivity that comes from your heart!
Bravo Torley…
-S
"Get a first life" -
You sound like my granpa ("TV spoils you")