Lose weight in 'Second Life'...

[dan...@rocketmail.com]

I forgot if I posted this already, but I wanted to rant about
something stupid I read in the newspaper a few weeks ago.

The article was about how nutritionists and weight counselors are
using the cult-like virtual reality game “Second Life” to educate
people on proper nutrition and exercise. Several advocates were
interviewed who said that some fat people are shy and virtual therapy
is suited for them.

So what is happening is that people with no First Life are playing
Second Life, sitting in front of a computer all day and stuffing their
faces with Cheetos and Gatorade while some online nutrition nazi
lectures them to eat less and exercise more. Think of how much weight
you could lose if you spent your free time hiking instead of playing
video games.

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“Death to Gamers! Long Live Realism!”
-- existenz