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'Unless you're a sexual deviant, boring as hell'

David M. EwaltDAVID D. EWALT — Here's the ultimate problem with Second Life: unless you're some kind of sexual deviant who gets off by pretending to be a diaper-wearing man-fox, it's boring as hell. If I want to chat with people, I can do it in IM without having to deal with lag, annoying ambient music, and all manner of freaks of nature. If I want to see cool imaginary worlds, I'll watch a movie. And if I want to really nerd out and pretend I'm some sort of fantastic creature, I'll stick with my Night Elf rogue, thank you. David Ewalt, in Forbes.com, after Sears unveiled the department store's showroom in the Linden Lab's over-hyped virtual world.

10:38 AM on Mon Jan 8 2007
By Nick Denton
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  • Image of Kitsune Doji Kitsune Doji at 10:59 AM on 01/08/07
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    The whole bagging on SL is getting a bit old. We got it - everyone at Valleywag can't stand it. Yes it is a freaky scene for those that want that but for others it is entertaining. I for one really enjoy seeing things that people have constructed like Japanese Zen gardens or Juho (Kyoto). If you are so bored on it - why don't you go play WoW or Eve?

  • Image of cwallen19803 cwallen19803 at 05:22 AM on 01/10/07
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    I don't know about the sexual deviant part, but I see your point. Second Life is for those whose First Life isn't working for them. For me, I have enough First Life things to do and people to interact with that I don't have the time or inclination to run a Second Life.

    When they say "Get a life", they really mean "Get a First Life".

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