This is pretty hilarious.
If you don't know about Second Life let me shatter your bliss right now. Its an online system where people create 3d models of themselves or objects or places. Its a fictional world where you pay real money for real (fake?) estate, goods and 'services'. All of which is fictional and at the whim of Linden labs. There have been quite a few instances where people debate if real laws apply to a make-believe world. Like when someone cons you out of 'lindens' (the ingame currency) is it fraud or just part of the game? You can read more on Wikipedia- Second Life. And TechDirt usually covers the ins and outs of the quasi-legal implications.
Anyway when I first heard about it a long time ago it sounded kinda intriguing. Making models and creating a virtual world based on the contributions of its users. Want to add something? Just make it, or hire someone to make it for you. But that fancy only lasted about a week, not even long enough for me to download the software or create a trial account. So yeah, my entire perspective of this thing is from the outside. But this thing is getting out of hand. Companies (and even politicians) having press conferences and release statements, arguing who's the first millionaire, gambling, and other services (nudge nudge, wink wink, say no more.) Seriously? I'm not just not intrigued any more, I'm getting annoyed. And I'm not the only one.
Tech Crunch links to a site called First Life. Get it? Playing on the fact that the people who participate in this community are seeking a second life when they have yet to encounter a first. Haha. Those losers. The best part of the page is the small text that reads "fornicate using your actual genitals" There's also a bit about Teen First Life that mocks Teen Second Life that was created to keep underage users from creating fraudulent accounts and participating in the adult grid. All-in-all a good parody of a well-deserving subject.
TechCrunch: First Life
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