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Politics : Sharks in the Septic Tank -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: epicure who wrote (1119)	1/15/2001 5:04:29 PM
From: Mao II	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 82486

X: I would rather be trapped in some books rather than others. M2

To: epicure who wrote (1119)	1/15/2001 6:30:02 PM
From: E	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 82486

<<It seems terrible to me that people think the virtual world is real, or to be trapped in it- it's like being trapped in a book or a video game. >> Actually, I've had, from time to time, disillusionments with friends, or colleagues, or family members that made my "real" world seem like being trapped in a book or video game. I mean, one's life takes place in 3D, but it's experienced in one's head. Yes, our tribulations here are negligible. We're the luckiest of the lucky. First world people who participate on chat threads of an investment board! We ought to be happy all the time. But....

To: epicure who wrote (1119)	1/15/2001 7:53:48 PM
From: bela_ghoulashi	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 82486

"It seems terrible to me that people think the virtual world is real, or to be trapped in it- it's like being trapped in a book or a video game." Bland must abashedly confess he must occasionally take a break from posting in cyber-space lest he begin to speak in third person in real life <vbg>. During business meetings, especially, where a more formal, objective, and official persona is required, he feels himself subconsciously tempted to slip, just out of habit. He can only imagine the looks he would get, LOL!

To: epicure who wrote (1119)	1/16/2001 9:59:46 AM
From: Lane3	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 82486

It seems terrible to me that people think the virtual world is real Hi, X. I thought about responding to this when you brought it up yesterday and have been reflecting on it since. Poet's bombshell has prompted me to speak up. I guess I'm one of those people who thinks what we're doing here is real. Every time I go to click on the submit button I am acutely aware that whatever I post is part of an indelible public record in which I don't want to make a total fool of myself. Not that anyone would ever care to research me. I'm not a public figure and don't ever want to be. But they could if they wanted to and who I am is out there for all to see. Many, many years ago my mother expressed concern about something I was doing. She didn't seem to personally disapprove but was concerned for my reputation. I finally disabused her of her concern by explaining that I no longer lived in a small town, which meant that, if worse came to worse, I could change jobs, move a few miles away, and totally reinvent myself. That's the anonymity of the city. Well, on SI I'm back in a small town environment. I find that pretty real. Karen