tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7329817540513850224.post3827971685106464672..comments2023-10-25T04:05:04.377-07:00Comments on Botgirl's Digital Playground: Virtual Identity: What Happens After Minnie Mouse Pulls Off Her HeadBotgirl Questihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01707252228872837054noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7329817540513850224.post-7164515288065514292012-04-07T19:36:37.569-07:002012-04-07T19:36:37.569-07:00Regardless of either our firstlife avatar or secon...Regardless of either our firstlife avatar or secondlife avatar we are unique individuals. SL allows us to explore a further depth of self and to learn about others through their soul. Descartes said, "I think therefore I am." I say, "I've digitized therefore I am more then I was."Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11388727805062977964noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7329817540513850224.post-83969475679975046932012-04-06T12:37:00.028-07:002012-04-06T12:37:00.028-07:00Yordie: Thanks for sharing your looniness! From th...Yordie: Thanks for sharing your looniness! From the diverse responses to Lalo's post, it's clear that people care about virtual worlds for many different reasons. Since you value the deep fantasy it can offer, it makes sense that it spoils things for you when someone breaks character. <br /><br />Another interesting point you brought up was that RL relationships, no matter how strong, inherently can't be vehicles for the kind of totally immersive fantasy that SL provides.Botgirl Questihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01707252228872837054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7329817540513850224.post-62216405913953067052012-04-03T19:20:12.148-07:002012-04-03T19:20:12.148-07:00oh, and i have plenty of "real" firend, ...oh, and i have plenty of "real" firend, it just means i can't really share the second life I want to live.Yordie Sandshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05257224182627492456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7329817540513850224.post-11846372031813881522012-04-03T19:18:37.507-07:002012-04-03T19:18:37.507-07:00I have learned that the instant someone shows me t...I have learned that the instant someone shows me their real life photo, they cease to be their avatar and remain that "real" person. I can't shake the image.<br /><br />Even if its a nice looking guy it is still just not the person I thought I was getting to know. It doesn't matter if the guy is above or below me in relative attractiveness.<br /><br />It's not about who I think the person is, it's about my feeling that he has no interest in trying to live the fantasy. (and the fantasy is what I love most about SL).<br /><br />In fact, its even worse because I can't seem to find a reason to have a second life with someone who wants to be a "real" person.<br /><br />This is just my point of view and I'm certain I must seem sooooo LOONEY. /me thinks, "fiddledee"Yordie Sandshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05257224182627492456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7329817540513850224.post-649458493413665352012-04-02T12:59:49.820-07:002012-04-02T12:59:49.820-07:00I agree prejudice is a key factor. And I believe t...I agree prejudice is a key factor. And I believe that EVERYONE (except maybe a few enlightened beings) are at least subconsciously prejudiced towards some group of others. <br /><br />But I think the cognitive dissonance extends beyond negative stereotyping. Archetypes for instance, associate particular physical qualities with certain psychological characteristics and personality. And there's been a lot of research that suggests you can positively impact your own sense of self by experiencing an avatar form that represents the qualities you want to emulate.<br /><br />http://blog.edu.gr/archives/1089<br /><br />In any case, noticing how your feelings about someone would change if you found out they were of a different age, race, gender, etc. than you expected is a great way to examine your preconceptions.Botgirl Questihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01707252228872837054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7329817540513850224.post-10098835413868995332012-04-02T12:25:03.402-07:002012-04-02T12:25:03.402-07:00What Scarp said.What Scarp said.Miso Susanowahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14628657533849686313noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7329817540513850224.post-63240339226212090522012-04-02T08:16:18.610-07:002012-04-02T08:16:18.610-07:00The main problem with linking one's actual pho...The main problem with linking one's actual photograph with one's avatar identity is one of prejudice.<br /><br />Like it or not, we have created a lifetime of stereotypes in our heads based on appearance and age.<br /><br />When faced with photograph that triggers these stereotypes, we have to fight our prejudices with what we actually KNOW about the character of the person.<br /><br />Here are some of the stereotypes.<br />Fat people are losers.<br />Old people can't be hip.<br />Young people can't be wise.<br />Ugly people have no business conducting a social life.<br />People of any age are stuck with the musical tastes of their teens and early twenties forever.<br />One can't have anything in common with those that grew up with different pop cultural references.<br /><br />Tell me you don't share at least some of these prejudices.<br /><br />So, basically, the cognitive dissonance is that one is Faced with one's own long held and deeply rooted prejudices. And sometimes the prejudices win the battle...Scarp Godenothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09237889155106395358noreply@blogger.com