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Nimue Galatea
я говорю по русски ;)
Join date: 24 May 2004
Posts: 517
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05-12-2005 11:45
...is what my hubby tells me everytime I try to impress him with SL. Aggh
 Last night I finally told him about the ability to make real-life money (didn't want to but thought it would get his attention)....He didn't get it. AAGH. But then again, we do have a significant age difference...so maybe that's why? Anyway, I just wanted to know if anyone else is going through the same and how they deal with it! ? |
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Alexa Hope
Registered User
Join date: 8 Dec 2004
Posts: 670
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05-12-2005 11:48
Put him on mute for a while, until he sees sense lol.
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Nimue Galatea
я говорю по русски ;)
Join date: 24 May 2004
Posts: 517
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05-12-2005 11:51
Put him on mute for a while, until he sees sense lol. Alexa LoL!  |
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Cienna Samiam
Bah.
Join date: 13 Mar 2005
Posts: 1,316
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05-12-2005 11:52
He's right.
 My partner scoffs at my enjoyment of Second Life because there is no 'point' to it, but as I point out to him, sometimes having no point IS the point._____________________
Just remember, they only care about you when you're buying sims.
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Lo Jacobs
Awesome Possum
Join date: 28 May 2004
Posts: 2,734
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05-12-2005 12:01
Yeah, my boyfriend doesn't get it either. That's ok, he's addicted to World of Warcraft
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http://churchofluxe.com/Luster
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Seth Kanahoe
political fugue artist
Join date: 30 Jan 2005
Posts: 1,220
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05-12-2005 12:35
I don't get it either, and I can't figure out why anybody would want to play Second Life. But I enjoy it, so I always come back.
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Ghoti Nyak
καλλιστι
Join date: 7 Aug 2004
Posts: 2,078
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05-12-2005 12:44
(edited to remove TRIPLE post! oy!)
-Ghoti _____________________
"Sometimes I believe that this less material life is our truer life, and that our vain presence on the terraqueous globe is itself the secondary or merely virtual phenomenon." ~ H.P. Lovecraft
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Ghoti Nyak
καλλιστι
Join date: 7 Aug 2004
Posts: 2,078
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05-12-2005 12:44
(edit to remove duplicate post)
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"Sometimes I believe that this less material life is our truer life, and that our vain presence on the terraqueous globe is itself the secondary or merely virtual phenomenon." ~ H.P. Lovecraft
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Ghoti Nyak
καλλιστι
Join date: 7 Aug 2004
Posts: 2,078
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05-12-2005 12:44
Have an online affair in SL and then tell him about it. See how long he thinks it's all 'just a game'.... but that might not generate the kind of result you are looking for.
-Ghoti _____________________
"Sometimes I believe that this less material life is our truer life, and that our vain presence on the terraqueous globe is itself the secondary or merely virtual phenomenon." ~ H.P. Lovecraft
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Chris Wilde
Custom User Title
Join date: 21 Jul 2004
Posts: 768
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05-12-2005 12:47
I had the same reaction when people tried to tell me that 'rasstlin was fake.
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katykiwi Moonflower
Esquirette
Join date: 5 Dec 2003
Posts: 1,489
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05-12-2005 12:49
I don't get it either, and I can't figure out why anybody would want to play Second Life. But I enjoy it, so I always come back. _____________________
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Jaz Zephyr
Raaaawwwrrrrrr
Join date: 17 Sep 2004
Posts: 72
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05-12-2005 12:51
It's not "just a game"...its also a helluva awesome chat room.
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Chris Wilde
Custom User Title
Join date: 21 Jul 2004
Posts: 768
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05-12-2005 12:53
Yeah, and I thought Virtual Places was fun.
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Beau Perkins
Second Life Resident.
Join date: 25 Dec 2003
Posts: 1,061
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05-12-2005 12:54
My wife does not get the whole SL thing either, but she does humor me and pretends to be interested when I show her my creations.
Good enough for me. _____________________
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Kris Ritter
paradoxical embolism
Join date: 31 Oct 2003
Posts: 6,627
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05-12-2005 12:56
It's more like lego. The network connectivity and crude chatroom are just inconvenient mandatory features they make you have if you wanna play with the lego
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Torley Linden
Enlightenment!
Join date: 15 Sep 2004
Posts: 16,530
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05-12-2005 13:03
You cannot describe the taste of apples to someone who has never eaten one. And even after they do, their experience will be different from yours -- they may say "Apples suck! Ewww!" but at least you know they've given it a good try... well, they would if they ate a whole apple.
Besides that, the whole process of sharing in here extends what humans have strived to do for so many years, to connect and bond and relate to one another (and in some cases, to know that even if you're an introvert, you aren't alone). And through creative storytelling and deep insight and even some wacky times away, if that tells you a little more about yourself and the world you live in, you'll be all the better for it. _____________________
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Oz Spade
ReadsNoPostLongerThanHand
Join date: 23 Sep 2003
Posts: 2,708
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05-12-2005 21:33
Divorce him. It's the only answer.
Or, sit him down at the computer, have SL loaded up, and say to him "Ok, it's a game right? Well see if you can beat it." (depending on which sim he's in though "beat it" could be taken the wrong way) If he responds by buying alot of land, making items, and getting alot of money, then check his computer for traces of SL Hacks the ultimate guide to SL hacks and tips on how to win. _____________________
"Don't anticipate outcome," the man said. "Await the unfolding of events. Remain in the moment." - Konrad
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Katja Marlowe
Registered User
Join date: 15 Apr 2005
Posts: 421
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05-13-2005 07:58
A problem I see a lot with SOs, including my fiancee, is that they don't realize the people that you're playing with are real people. They know it intellectually, but they think it's similiar to other simmies in offline Sims. They're animated, but they're not REAL. The biggest thing that helped me with my fiancee is when I actually met one of my friends that I've played 3 online games with now irl. Made him go "ohhh, i sort of get it now".
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Usagi Musashi
UM ™®
Join date: 24 Oct 2004
Posts: 6,083
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05-13-2005 08:00
You play 3!!!!!!!!! OMG i can barly do sl! OMG and i thought i was bad just playing sl!
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reddish Tigereye
antisocial recluse
Join date: 12 Nov 2003
Posts: 151
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05-13-2005 08:06
randy didn't get it, then he got on, now he's addicted worse than i am.
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antisocial recluse
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Nikolaii Uritsky
Filthy Old Man
Join date: 30 Dec 2004
Posts: 671
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05-13-2005 09:08
Or, sit him down at the computer, have SL loaded up, and say to him "Ok, it's a game right? Well see if you can beat it." (depending on which sim he's in though "beat it" could be taken the wrong way) XD! I <3 Oz. _____________________
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Marcos Fonzarelli
You are not Marcos
Join date: 26 Feb 2004
Posts: 748
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05-13-2005 09:20
I have pity for those who require a preordained task in order to "play" a "game"
I suppose the world needs its sheep.  |
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Katja Marlowe
Registered User
Join date: 15 Apr 2005
Posts: 421
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05-13-2005 09:22
You play 3!!!!!!!!! OMG i can barly do sl! OMG and i thought i was bad just playing sl! Nah, I just play one, get tired of it and move on. I can't play more than one at once either LOL I do know people who play 2 or more AT THE SAME TIME. They're not very fun to hang out with though cause they never talk cause they're switching b/w games. *shrugs* |
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Jake Reitveld
Emperor of Second Life
Join date: 9 Mar 2005
Posts: 2,690
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05-13-2005 09:23
I have pity for those who require a preordained task in order to "play" a "game" I suppose the world needs its sheep. lol sometimes it is fun to run around and blow stuff up without having to build it first. |
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Alexa Hope
Registered User
Join date: 8 Dec 2004
Posts: 670
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05-13-2005 12:12
None of my friends own computers, I suppose it's the age range. They are puzzled and confused and are convinced that ALL the people I speak with are perverts and weirdos waiting to pounce lol. Because I have rather bad arthritis its difficult for me to go out and about too much and most of my friends are spread about the UK. SL is my salvation and I have great friends from all over the world on SL.
I love it! Alexa |