Discussion: Second Life and "generation gaps"?

This is the kind of thinking that people use to justify war in real life.

I feel the same way, Shack. I often end up annoyed trying to talk to people in choppy little sentences. When I think I'm going to be communicating with someone a bunch, I usually try to exchange e-mail addresses. Even IM in SL uses the same little chat box. I don't know if it's a generational thing or a personality thing. I'm 35, but I'm also a nerd. I usually want to be with people to geek out about something, rather than to chat socially.

Hehe, you missed the point! Y'all's s'posed to fawn all over me, telling me how NON-cranky I really am.



You da man, Chip! That actually reminds me of a time, last summer, when Cristiano and a few of his well-known friends attended one of my events. I was a tad bit nervous about it, but at the same time, I was irritated with myself for letting the celebrity glitter get into my eyes. In the end, it went off without a hitch. Silly rabbit was I.



Chip - Over the past couple of weeks, especially as we both participated in the War and Christianity thread, I have really come to like and respect you as a person. I'm probably not that best friend waiting around the corner, but nonetheless, I'm glad I've gotten the chance to get to know you a little better. And, that's what I love so much about SL -- I am meeting so many people that I would most likely never encounter in the RW.

Ok let's be real here, Paolo lol. You are referring to the time that I took my friend Michael Firefly, who had just joined SL, and Gracie Greenacre to the Man Hole or whatever the heck the name of your place was. We ended up there because Michael wanted to change his avatar, and as a gay man, wanted it to be stylish, so we went in search of a gay avatar store lol. What we found was a teleporter into an underground den of gyrating people dancing to a very cool music stream (which I quietly copied from About Land and saved in a notecard). Grace sat on a giant penis party favor, if I remember correctly, I think I still have a picture of it, and I remember dancing on a rotating platform and then noticing that there were men fornacating in the picture on the platform. LOL good times indeed. What exactly were you nervous about? lol.

LOL, you make me laugh, Cris! If I were a Mountain Dew afficianado such as yourself, my screen would be pee-green about now. Yeah, yeah -- the Boyz Cellar (a-hem) was once a mighty hedonistic empire. Pretty much got that outta my system, although the club area still sits there collecting dust (at least until I bulldoze it for prims!). The original goal of the cellar was to exploit and/or poke fun at (interesting word choice, eh??) every known gay stereotype. We had the "closet" area downstairs, the locker room with poke-through stalls (hehe -- known by a more "glorious" name in other circles), a bath house area (OK, so it was a hot tub), ad infinitum. (Oh, and I betcha you wouldn't have complained about the dance platform if it featured men and women fornicating!! )

Anyway, to answer your question, first and foremost, I was still pretty new when you and your entourage arrived. We had never formally met, and I pretty much only knew you by forum reputation. Beyond that, I was keenly aware that you were/are a prolific SL presence, both in-world and in-forum. It was kinda like having Frank Bruni, NY Times food critic, show up at the opening of a new restaurant. I wasn't sure what to expect, or what the fall-out would be. But, you cracked a few tasteless jokes and joined right into our festivities. It was mismo diversión!

<breaks out karaoke machine and begins chorus of "Memories">

hehehe, I figured that part went without saying. You're one of the most calm and rational people I know! I can't really imagine you getting bent out of shape over anything other than in a philosphical sense Drop by any time. I'm so with ya on the meeting people you otherwise wouldn't have thing.

One of the things I love most about SL is how it breaks down barriers. Real world labels end up being so meaningless here when you could be at a party standing next to a giant man-bird on one side and a robot on the other. It's like one giant allegory about how silly labels are.

As usual, you gave that nail a ringing headache.

Wow, are you THE Nephilaine?! *faints*

hehe, I couldn't resist. *hugs* Thanks Neph

Paolo i didn't know the Boyz Cellar was yours! i live in Palulop too down in the southeast corner in the Romper Room. we used to see crowds back there so one night we went to check it out around 4:00 am. it was like omg a gay atomic bomb exploded and this is the crater it left. alot of fun in that build.

by the way what happened to your forum avatar? you're all Mr. T now.

I suppose I'm lost in a gap between gaps. No one socializes with me, save for the two people that I "kind of brought" to SL... hee.

Also..... I hardly see anyone with my birds any more. Sigh.. birds of a feather do not flock together. :>

Yes feathered one you are one of a kind.......smile.....

You're just too hot, Psyra. People are afraid to get burned.