From Andrew Bolton
I’m confused: could someone explain this Second Life/World of Warcraft thing to me (1 September, p 28)?
It’s just a multi-user computer game isn’t it: people sitting in front of computer keyboards? Or has Matrix-style virtual reality happened while I wasn’t looking?
Does the “burgeoning property portfolio” mentioned actually exist or is it just imaginary? Does the $1 actually exist or is it play money? Are Catherine Fitzpatrick’s “tenants” people in actual buildings or just in imaginary buildings in a computer game? Do people actually pay real money to have imaginary rooms in a computer game? Isn’t her business just an easy way to exploit people who need to get out more?
As for people with “childlike avatars” having sex – it’s not unusual (in the real world) for men to like their wives or girl friends to (say) dress as school girls or whatever, but these people aren’t even doing that – they’re just sitting at their computers – aren’t they?
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Am I missing something crucial here or are the Nigras and their flying penises the only people with any slight grip on sanity in this affair?
London, UK
