Episode 8 of The Drax Files Radio hour is out and it doesn’t disappoint. Draxtor takes his avatar to the real world and meets Pamela. Pamela does not engage with Second Life, although she has heard of it. There’s a fascinating discussion between Drax Pamela as Drax emphasises the beauty of virtual worlds and Pamela extols the virtues of the physical world.
In reality this boils down to a richness verus reach argument with both parties making good points. Drax argues that virtual worlds enable people to link up and share advice with people all over the world, Pamela argues that the real world allows more tangible goodness and that people are less likely to be hiding behind a mask.
At the end I came to the conclusion that they were both right, but that the ideal scenario is for people to enjoy the benefits of both the real and virtual world. Of course some people aren’t in a position to do so and find one or the other more productive, but really, it’s a matter of balance if possible.
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