Re: World of Warcraft = a sucky marriage

On Dec 27, 3:02=A0pm, Jack C Lipton <cupas...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> Vickie wrote:
> > For DH, it is not virtual world making more sense than
> > real. =A0It is an escape. =A0But unlike other games, it is
> > played in real-time and there is not end. =A0When you shut
> > off, it goes on without you.
>
> Oh... =A0Yeah, I can see how that f**ks things up. =A0It is
> kind of like the troubles of using an Instant Messenger--
> it all happens in real-time. =A0That sucks up a lot more
> time than talking on a phone, too.
>
> As for reality being the ultimate game... sometimes, I
> suspect, "real" pains may out-weigh any hopes for the
> "real" pleasures, so, for those who are open to it, the
> retreat into a world of limited pleasures *and* limited
> pain may seem very attractive.

There's the rub.
If you can hold on to those "real" pleasure memories and hope for the
next, it can get you through the "real" pain.
A rose can look beautiful on a painting, but you can't smell it.

>
> I want to laugh here but I don't think this is very
> damn funny.

No, it's not.

Vickie