Comments on: Shape up!

By: Janus Sartre

Janus Sartre — Thu, 22 Sep 2005 12:04:01 +0000

Wow, I hate to have admit that this is a fact, but this sounds like a good idea, beyond the RP aspects of it.

People like positive reinforcement. Well documented studies have shown that positive reinforcement can effect the chances of smokers to stay quit, for people on diets to stay true to them and a gammut of other things.

When you don’t have people readily available to give you positive feedback in RL, why not get a SL trainer? They are there to give you that positive feedback component, even if you’re paying for it.

Psychiatrists get paid for doing this on a daily basis, and they are not your “Friend” and you don’t see them outside of their office. So why not put the same faith for a much lower cost? It’s not for everyone but might be a helpful part of a larger program to people who want to give it a try.

By: Ingrid

Ingrid — Thu, 25 Aug 2005 14:07:08 +0000

Great idea!

By: RB

RB — Wed, 24 Aug 2005 11:56:47 +0000

Of course Uri. Since ive known you for a pretty long time and even know the real you to a small degree i would consider ya a friend. Long term build up like i said.

- RB.

By: simone

simone — Wed, 24 Aug 2005 01:00:18 +0000

Um, Richard Simmons isn’t clueless. It’s an act. Hell, one might even call it roleplay. He’s educated in the field of personal training, from my knowledge of the man, gained during a RL interview with him.

My point is that SL isn’t the only place people engage in roleplay, and manage to make a little change in the process.

And besides, if health issues can be rectified through the knowledge he shares, as well as Roquen, who are the losers? Only the folks who stay perched on their padded duffs and crack jokes about those actually having a positive impact. Personal improvement starts in the mind, FIRST. If you can’t believe it, you can’t acheive it.

Whatever works. Thumbs up, Roquen.

By: Urizenus

Urizenus — Tue, 23 Aug 2005 21:25:31 +0000

um, RB, does this mean we aren’t friends?

By: RB

RB — Tue, 23 Aug 2005 20:45:31 +0000

R.S must be a yank thing. Never heard of him.

And we know how hollow virtual “friends” are. People change them, people fight them, they come and go. Real friends take a long time to build up. The word friend has almost lost meaning in such worlds as it is used very loosely. Like it’s some cutsey play term everyone applies to everyone else. That person you met a week ago, thier not your friend. 2 weeks, 3 weeks, 4 weeks, not your friend. Friends are long term. Of course i blame stupid marketing BS and the idealistic almost utopian views people place on these make believe worlds.

- RB.

By: Urizenus

Urizenus — Mon, 22 Aug 2005 21:33:59 +0000

RB, she isn’t a virtual stranger. She’s a virtual friend. And for crying out loud, people exercise because Richard Simmons tells them to. What’s the difference, except that he’s a clueless doughy little idiot?

By: RB

RB — Mon, 22 Aug 2005 20:56:38 +0000

Fruitcake. Avatars don’t need exercise or personal trainers. lol. Because they aren’t real, and you can change thier appearance just like that. *clicks fingers*

I fail to see the point in such a “service” . Unless of course it’s all roleplay. Which is good to do.

That why you need me and the benefits of this and that speech would work in RL tho. Pretty convincing.

Lastly, nobody is going to exercise in RL because a stranger in a virtual world told them to do.

- RB.