Comments on: The World of Warcraft and the Third Place http://versionthis.com/~npilon/2008/04/27/the-world-of-warcraft-and-the-third-place/ An approximation of super-polynomial thinking Fri, 21 Nov 2008 06:47:27 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: kindli http://versionthis.com/~npilon/2008/04/27/the-world-of-warcraft-and-the-third-place/#comment-15 kindli Tue, 13 May 2008 22:35:43 +0000 http://versionthis.com/~npilon/?p=54#comment-15 <i> volunteering at a charity, joining a book group or local club that shares your interests, going out on the weekend and attending local events</i> are not necessarily <i>religious</i> activities. Small towns & suburbs need people to volunteer and take part just as much as other places do, if not more! I know of several groups in Sebastopol who are *always* looking for more volunteers. volunteering at a charity, joining a book group or local club that shares your interests, going out on the weekend and attending local events are not necessarily religious activities.

Small towns & suburbs need people to volunteer and take part just as much as other places do, if not more! I know of several groups in Sebastopol who are *always* looking for more volunteers.

]]> By: Nick Pilon http://versionthis.com/~npilon/2008/04/27/the-world-of-warcraft-and-the-third-place/#comment-14 Nick Pilon Thu, 08 May 2008 20:25:34 +0000 http://versionthis.com/~npilon/?p=54#comment-14 Mmm... But that's the point, really. For a lot of people, particularly those living in suburbs or most small towns, there aren't other places to meet people. There used to be, but they've been systematically exterminated since WWII. (That's one thing Oldenburg got right) Particularly for people who aren't in to organized religion. Mmm… But that’s the point, really. For a lot of people, particularly those living in suburbs or most small towns, there aren’t other places to meet people. There used to be, but they’ve been systematically exterminated since WWII. (That’s one thing Oldenburg got right) Particularly for people who aren’t in to organized religion.

]]> By: kindli http://versionthis.com/~npilon/2008/04/27/the-world-of-warcraft-and-the-third-place/#comment-13 kindli Tue, 29 Apr 2008 23:12:06 +0000 http://versionthis.com/~npilon/?p=54#comment-13 World of Warcraft is awful. It destroys relationships, strains marriages, and acts as a reasonable form of birth control (actually, that last one is probably a good thing). The "group" needs the individual for "just one more raid" and the person feels horribly guilty for letting the group down... never mind the fact that they're letting down their wife/girlfriend/children/significant other, and are late for dinner, missing out on sex, and not partaking in their share of household cleaning, etc. WoW also has a cult-like following and "OMG drama!" and bickering are frequently issues. There are plenty of 3d places to meet people w/o resorting to WoW, volunteer at a charity, join a book group or local club that shares your interests, go out on the weekend and attend local events, put down your computer, step away from teh internets, go forth and meet people! World of Warcraft is awful. It destroys relationships, strains marriages, and acts as a reasonable form of birth control (actually, that last one is probably a good thing). The “group” needs the individual for “just one more raid” and the person feels horribly guilty for letting the group down… never mind the fact that they’re letting down their wife/girlfriend/children/significant other, and are late for dinner, missing out on sex, and not partaking in their share of household cleaning, etc. WoW also has a cult-like following and “OMG drama!” and bickering are frequently issues. There are plenty of 3d places to meet people w/o resorting to WoW, volunteer at a charity, join a book group or local club that shares your interests, go out on the weekend and attend local events, put down your computer, step away from teh internets, go forth and meet people!

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