In a nutshell - What is this about?

I created this blog for those who are interested on Internet Addiction and my request to Linden Lab to display a cautionary note mentioning Internet Addiction to the people signing in.

After all this time, this has become just a way to place this on the conversation. This is in a nutshell all I strive for.


Your liberty to read or leave its not denied on this space.


Virtual communities have enormous potential and will be part of many people's life's and work. So we need to take a thoughtful approach towards this. SL has an extraordinary pull and this phenomenon can result in dramatic damage to people who develop an addictive attachment to them.

  1. People joins in with no knowledge of this phenomenon
  2. Awareness of a danger helps reduce its potential harm
  3. Any tool to display this reality, might prevent those who read it

All ideas an opinions are welcome, posts with foul or offensive language might be deleted. Some information and videos might be disturbing for some people please be advised.

Tuesday, February 16, 2010

No regrets - It's over!

The end came for me a while ago -the end as an addict to Second Life that is. I allowed myself to hide there for so long, at such a high price for myself and loved ones. Lastly I hope I can round up the story of my time as an addict.

In SL, I was constantly searching for either meaning or even for a good use for it. But I was only hiding -from me, from my own fears, from the fact I am not getting any younger, or God knows what else.
I was trying to hide while hoping to find something good about me in there.

It’s over. Now I understand all the people that said how stupid that was of me, both my addiction and my struggle. But I needed to live it full cycle, perhaps one day, this will not seem so fruitless

Of course I know, and I have met people that explains to me all the great, good and amazing qualities of that place, I know the people that can experience a “normal” life only as an avatar in Second Life, because they have challenging situations in their lives, women with facial injuries, men who can’t walk and also dying people in their beds, who appreciate an escape from their pains.

Last night watching the movie "The Truman Show" I got it, I had crashed so hard into that wall, I needed to come in and close this chapter.



Ant farm, self-induced trap, “non je ne regretted rien” for I wanted to lift every stone, touch every tree and kiss every soul.
 
Thank you. My addiction it's over.