Lack of common sense

LOL for some reason this made me think of old text adventures.


"You are at a computer. Alone. You smell of stale cheeze curl snacks and flat store-brand soda. On the desk you see: A Napkin. A Red Stapler. A Plastic Orc Figurine. The exits are to the (N)orth, (W)est and (R)estroom. "

heh heh heh.

Is that all you have to say? ARE YOU CALLING ME FAT????

You were watching me again weren't you? You naughty minx.

Rolls back the sheets....

Huh? Wha- ?

On a slightly less intelligent note - virtual sex? common sense? in the same thought? Huh? Wha- ?

Could the original post be summed up as "please don't talk to me unless it's to have sex"?

Jsut out of curiousity; Why do they call it "Common" Sense when it's so rare?

~Jessy

I especially love this part. It's ok if she wanted some cyber luvins too but since she just wanted to talk, she was being a bother... lol typical

You act surprised that on a REMOTE island,a person seeing TWO green dots isn't curious?
And then you're shocked that maybe they WANT to talk to you,especially since you're engaging in 'cyber love'.

1: You fail to mention whether the 'female' was rude to you in the "stupid conversation" or was talking more sensibly.
2: You fail to mention whether you told the 'female' that you desired privacy and please to leave us alone. And whether she took the hint or not if so.

If you want privacy so bad,hide in a house or something. Otherwise,expect people to be curious,and to deal with it. You're allowed to have 'cyber love', and they are allowed to 'talk to you'. You're also allowed to 'ask for privacy' too. A few words won't hurt you in-between foreplay.

First, on a remote island, a person seeing two dots *shouldn't* be curious. Anyone with a bit of common sense is going to suspect *exactly* what's going on, and anyone with a bit of common curtesy is going to steer clear.

Second, if someone is engaging in "cyber love", shouldn't it be *obvious* that that person isn't going to want to talk to a stranger who just wanders up out of the blue?

Or are you the sort of person who, IRL would come up to a couple who were making out, and try to strike up a conversation, and not understand that you're doing anything wrong and be completely clueless as to why anyone would resent it?

So far, I can only see two reasons why this person would have wandered up and started trying to strike up a conversation with a couple who were obviously playing together.

1) they're totally clueless about people, and are so completely socially unaware that they honestly don't understand that they're being rude in interupting, or 2) They know what they're doing, but they just don't care and are being *deliberately* rude for kicks, or because they don't think that people should make out in public, or whatever.

Seriously, the OP may have come across as crass, but he does still have a point. Anyone who actually had manners, and was clueful enough about human behaviour would not have done what he described these people doing.

I agree with the last poster, pretty much any time I see just two dots doing something in close proximity my mind automatically goes "oh, leave em be" unless they are in an obvious public area (Club/Shopping Mall/MY HOUSE....).

Think of it as more of a defense mechanism for my eyes, as I have seen some of the avatars people wear, and seeing Jessica Rabbit get freaky with some guy in a mobile suit Gundam outfit doesn't really appeal to me.

Yes,but we have to remember this is Second Life,the Internet,and anonymity is a powerful tool. I'm not advocating that people engaged in 'cyber love' should have to put up with 'curious people'. I'm saying it should not be unexpected if they show up,and that it isn't hard to ask them to leave within reason. Of course privacy should be respected,but it's harder to come by in SL since people can fly anywhere; I suppose a security scripted island would ensure privacy,but otherwise don't be surprised to expect unwanted visitors.

The OP again,as I said before has yet to state what the 'stupid conversation' the female was interested in,or whether they politely told the female to leave them alone. On paper it sounds like the OP and his 'cyber partner' had a female drop in and talk to them,and they were just plain shocked at this that they left the island and the OP made this post.

If the female was an annoying griefer,I'd agree with the OP 100%,but the OP isn't making clear the full situation if they want our forum sympathy. The female could be a new player for all we know.

By the way,if I saw two people on a remote island,I would probably take a quick look,and when realising the OP's situation I'd say sorry and leave,no talk involved. (It's not always going to be two 'cyber loving' people on a desert island you know; they could be making things or having a non-love related conversation,or enjoying the peaceful surroundings.) But not everyone is the same.

Some people don't take hints unless delivered by a clue-by-four.

Did you at any time tell this person, "Hey, nice to chat with you and all, but I'm kinda busy here, m'kay?"

If not, then why exactly are you complaining? Seriously, I get annoyed when folks barge in on me building stuff, but usually telling them I'm distracted and not going to respond very well and they get the hint and move on.

Usually.

FOREPLAY:

* bloodninja: Ok baby, we got to hurry, I don't know how long I can keep it ready for you.
* j_gurli3: thats ok. ok i'm a japanese schoolgirl, what r u.
* bloodninja: A Rhinocerus. Well, hung like one, thats for sure.
* j_gurli3: haha, ok lets go.
* j_gurli3: i put my hand through ur hair, and kiss u on the neck.
* bloodninja: I stomp the ground, and snort, to alert you that you are in my breeding territory.
* j_gurli3: haha, ok, u know that turns me on.
* j_gurli3: i start unbuttoning ur shirt.
* bloodninja: Rhinoceruses don't wear shirts.
* j_gurli3: No, ur not really a Rhinocerus silly, it's just part of the game.
* bloodninja: Rhinoceruses don't play games. They f*cking charge your ass.
* j_gurli3: stop, cmon be serious.
* bloodninja: It doesn't get any more serious than a Rhinocerus about to charge your ass.
* bloodninja: I stomp my feet, the dust stirs around my tough skinned feet.
* j_gurli3: thats it.
* bloodninja: Nostrils flaring, I lower my head. My horn, like some phallic symbol of my potent virility, is the last thing you see as skulls collide and mine remains the victor. You are now a bloody red ragdoll suspended in the air on my mighty horn.
* bloodninja: Goddam am I hard now.


More at http://www.mlcsmith.com/humor/cybersex/

Thanks, that link is hysterical.

I put on my robe and wizard hat.

Lewis

Geez sorry about that, I just wanted to know where you got the cartoonish anime dick and see if you would sell the beach towel. No need to make a thread about it.

I'm with Egon. There is no privacy here. You can bypass "security systems" so why would you think you can cyber OUT LOUD, for cripes sake?

If you think even for a moment someone might be honing in on your conversation, start the damn thing in IM and don't take it public.

THERE'S your common sense.

Hey, how about this for an idea? How about assuming that someone who is in the middle of cybering probably doesn't want to talk to you? Is that *really* such a stretch? That's what this thread is about., only you're going off on some sort of weird "There should be no privacy in SL!!!!" tangent which has very little to do with what this thread is about.

Seriously, for the people who think that it's cool to walk up to two people cybering and just start chatting...are you *really* that socially clueless or *that* lonely that you don't think that that's rude to do, and is almost certain to get a negative reaction?

There seems to be an attitude of, "I'm entitled to bother anybody at any time, regardless of what I'm doing, and it's totally unreasonable for anyone to be put out by it."

Really, I have to think that the people who are saying that sort of thing are saying it because of a total lack of real world social skills and the social experience that brings them. Because doing these sorts of things IRL would almost certainly result in pretty much everyone who isn't equally socially clueless avoiding them.

LOL...I'm not saying there should not be privacy. I'm saying there is no privacy. If a person wants to be assured his conversation is not compromised, he should use the instant messaging feature. If someone is bothering him while involved in this IM, he should politely say, "I'm busy," or just keep closing out the intrusive IM. Sure, it's more than he wants to deal with, but what's the lesser evil? If the other party can't take a hint, that's a shame.

No, many people don't have common sense; social ineptness and computer games seem to go hand in hand. I'm not saying that to be critical, I'm a bit inept in that department myself. So it's not that surprising that people are clueless. Also, we don't get to read the body language like we do in real life that indicates when we aren't wanted. I've realized that people can't see my annoyed stare.

For awhile I just put up with people dropping in, in an effort to be polite. Now,
if I'm with someone special and don't wish to be disturbed I just say so. I've yet to have anyone be rude enough to stick around when I say "It was nice meeting you, but I'm currently on a date. Perhaps we can talk another time?" or "It was nice meeting you, but we are having a private meeting. Perhaps we can talk another time?"

What's funny is that in order to prevent these kind of situations I never drop in on anyone. It drives my friends nuts. I pretty much tell them "you have to invite me and then tell me when to go." lolol.

Socially inept,
Sunshine

*snip*

*bloodninja: It doesn't get any more serious than a Rhinocerus about to charge your ass.
* bloodninja: I stomp my feet, the dust stirs around my tough skinned feet.
* j_gurli3: thats it.
* bloodninja: Nostrils flaring, I lower my head. My horn, like some phallic symbol of my potent virility, is the last thing you see as skulls collide and mine remains the victor. You are now a bloody red ragdoll suspended in the air on my mighty horn.
* bloodninja: Goddam am I hard now.


More at http://www.mlcsmith.com/humor/cybersex/

Speaking of rhinos and japanese girls.. I saw this book in a specialty bookstore that shows comics from all over the world, one of them featured a chapter on japanese hentai. One of their examples was a picture of a rhino humping a girl using it's horn. o_o

On topic: common sense is rare, even in RL and not just SL. And without any way to ensure privacy in SL, it makes sense why people can be sensitive to it, since privacy now depends on the other person getting the clue that you don't want to be disturbed. It doesn't matter how big the clue is, in fact to most socially inept individuals, the bigger the clue the more attracted they are and will do whatever it takes to bug you.

All I can say is good luck, hope you find a better place that offers more privacy.

Ah, well, that's more acurate and states the case admirably.