Virtual Reality

I don't understand the concept of a cyberspace world, avatars, Linden dollars, etc. It's such a fake and strange world. I understand that people want to escape reality but I think it's getting a bit extreme. If these people spent half the time they spend in second life, trying to make their actual life a life they could enjoy, wouldn't they be much more happy?

For example, I get that part of the fun is that you can do things in second life that you can't do in real life, like fly. But going on second life just so you can be skinny. You can do that in real life it's called self control and a little hard work. I think second life is making us lazy.

And then there is the whole issue of whether crimes committed on second life are punishable in real life. I don't really know what else to say because I guess the thought of second life just kinda creeps me out.