Here is an email that was sent to me a while back:

"A friend whose spouse was addicted body and soul to the online games you discuss piqued my interest in your site. I don’t know much about said games, but I know “Second Life” is one of them. The fact that BBC is actually renting out a virtual island in a game and a well-known band is giving a virtual show strikes me as surreal.

Here’s the link to the BBC Article: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/5253782.stm"

real-life me < online me?

I've always had a feeling that the curiousity about trying out a new identity (or identities) might be closely connected to the feeling of self-worth and ultimately, self-love. I never really theorized about this much, however, until yesterday, after watching some Internet psychologist talk about this. So - is it true, do we really create these virtual identities of ourselves because we think that our real-life manifestation is, pardon, simply too crappy?

Well, ok, so there may be a "doh" reflex coming straight out of your mouth. But really, spend some time thinking about these questions...

Given a chance to save a life, would you save that of your virtual self or your physical-world self?

If you had won the lottery (say, 21 billion jackpot), would you prefer receiving it online or in real-life? Where would you enjoy spending it the most?

In your death, would you believe a eulogy about you to be better in the real or the virtual realm?