tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7329817540513850224.post4193252371293455966..comments2023-10-25T04:05:04.377-07:00Comments on Botgirl's Digital Playground: The ongoing quest for SLurposeBotgirl Questihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01707252228872837054noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7329817540513850224.post-52957471048710624982008-05-05T13:50:00.000-07:002008-05-05T13:50:00.000-07:00Purpose = (in no particular order) to escape; unwi...Purpose = (in no particular order) to escape; unwind; explore; experiment; learn; acquire inventory; become both more & less my self; be.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7329817540513850224.post-37095799646369281662008-05-05T08:39:00.000-07:002008-05-05T08:39:00.000-07:00dandellion: I tend to approach things more from lo...dandellion: I tend to approach things more from logic than feeling. So I especially appreciate your post, which I interpret as "if it continues to feel good, don't sweat it."Botgirl Questihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01707252228872837054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7329817540513850224.post-38244280066927273172008-05-05T08:35:00.000-07:002008-05-05T08:35:00.000-07:00dale: Great insight...it's as much discovering pu...dale: Great insight...it's as much discovering purpose as creating it. I guess awareness is the common thread.Botgirl Questihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01707252228872837054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7329817540513850224.post-15370118092621617522008-05-05T08:31:00.000-07:002008-05-05T08:31:00.000-07:00Hiro: Yes, I think it can be a tool. And what's th...Hiro: Yes, I think it can be a tool. And what's the use of a tool without a purpose? I didn't mean to imply a purpose had to be "grandiose." For instance, I see fun as a possible purpose. <BR/><BR/>I think that it is easy to keep returning to something that was initially rewarding long after it grows stale. Could be out of habit, guilt or in hopes that the initial attraction will return as mysteriously as it vanished. <BR/><BR/>I'm suggesting that if we keep a little awareness going, it is possible to notice when the thrill starts to go and then dig a bit deeper or transition to something else.Botgirl Questihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01707252228872837054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7329817540513850224.post-49058800702077606612008-05-05T04:04:00.000-07:002008-05-05T04:04:00.000-07:00That's a tough one. It started from curiosity, the...That's a tough one. It started from curiosity, then turned out to be lot of fun, then became psycho-social experiment... which led to more fun... in the menwhile friends appeared, and it largely became a daily routine with purpose or not... <BR/>No, I really don't know. After all, it is not essential to know the purpose as long as things are rolling.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7329817540513850224.post-4123624471582731952008-05-05T04:03:00.000-07:002008-05-05T04:03:00.000-07:00Second Life is much more a "life" to me, a differe...Second Life is much more a "life" to me, a difference-in-kind thing, than is AIM or Facebook or etc. Although, having said that, FB for instance is probably the same way: if you come in just out of curiosity, you probably stop bothering pretty soon unless you find some real purpose for it, some function in your life.<BR/><BR/>My SLurpose (great word) has turned out to be the people, the amazing friends I've made and continue to make. I think of myself as awkward and antisocial in RL, and it's been a real revelation how much I love being with people and socializing once some of the disaffordances of RL are gone. <BR/><BR/>I expected my purpose in SL to be building and scripting and experimenting with neat things. And I still do that, but if some friend IMs about some interesting social thing going on, I'm outta there! :)Dale Innishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02771522211082181738noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7329817540513850224.post-73842746953902246952008-05-04T23:45:00.000-07:002008-05-04T23:45:00.000-07:00Does one need a purpose? Why can't it be a tool li...Does one need a purpose? Why can't it be a tool like AIM or Facebook or Maya or a blog? I think the idea that it's a second "life" implies it requires some grandiose purpose, but really, like the Internet itself, sometimes you log on to do something, and sometimes you don't. Sometimes you chat, sometimes you create something, sometimes you buy something.Ron T Blechnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07160049835937278838noreply@blogger.com