RL, and the Meez Kayla.
Well this is extremely frusterating.....since I just typed my entire blog....and the wonderful page timed out, so basically I need to retype everything. which I don't particularly have time for .
I guess I could describe Kayla as someone who reflects some qualities of me, who has plenty that are not me, and someone who might have some I am looking for. She's relaxed and doesn't particularly live loud. Definitely could put herself permanently on a beach.
Both of these articles were really good reads. The more I read the more light is shed onto my novice understanding of how much people's real lives are intertwined with virtual reality. As I read through Turkle I tried to pull both the positive and negative feedback as it pertains to me about exploring this seemingly double lifestyle that so many people have engaged themselves in. I believe alot of positive can be pulled from these online lives, but so much of this so called "tinysex " seemed to interfere with more of my moral / emotional side of me. Even in the first example involving the two individuals Corey and Joely (who would pose as joel in MUDs) were able to experience conversations being the women they were in RL, and as males or even unknowns in the virtual world. They would be able to fufill the saying of "well put yourself in my shoes" and the internet can give you endless shoes to fill with maybe even no consequences. I said maybe because there are always going to be some sort of repercussion to an action, and they could be good or bad.
This more pertains to the issue of "tinysex" over the net. As Turkle described this act as many people's centerpiece of their virtual world experience. This concept is not that hard for me to grasp since our society is so inclined to sexual vices to grab people's attention. Why would this concept hold true over the safety wall of the internet where your options are endless as to how you want to experience it. But run into my moral dilemma on this issue because it can hurt a relationship deeply. Turkle gave us some examples of couples who had experienced these internet "affairs" I would not consider either to be healthy. Maybe you are able to explore stuff and gain some knowledge that might help your RL relationship, but is that knowledge worth the risk of hurting or loosing your RL relationship and then you are just left with your virtual one. I t is not worth it to me in the least bit.