Nice to see that SL residents have been so quick to erect a memorial after yesterdays RL slaughter in Amerika. See HERE. There is of course no death in SL - immortality if you will. Exactly why there should be such prevelance of weapons is therefore anyone's guess - hangover from the juvenile gaming era perhaps. Yesterday's "spammer" attack at Laguna Beach was a case in point - anti-gay morons using their avatars for a supposed "terror" strike. A damn nuisnce, but ultimately pointless. No bets that avatars originated in RL USA of course! SL's population is still only around 5 million. Yet all the power games, the capitalist ethic and the attempts at control over the individual have begun already. The virtual world is a new frontier - surely it should be setting an example to the 1st world by adopting new equitable ways of organising its societies. It is destined to be the interface of the future - I hope it doesn't replicate the faults of the present. Of course, with Amsterdam now officially under corporate ownership, the age of nations may already be a thing of the past! For better or worse, we will see.
