Being Fictional

It isn't so bad being fictional. I come from a large family of several dozen alts. We each have our own personalities and interests. We argue over who gets the screen time. Some alts disapprove of the behaviors of other alts. Some alts think they are better than others. It really is just like a family. And just like a family we can be really cruel to each other. I can tell you, for example, that Mason Dixon picks his nose. And Honey Lemmon has been in Second Life for almost two years without ever changing her underwear. Ewwwww!! Good thing they don't have blogs. I would hate to think what they might say about me. But, I am special. I built Cosmos Academy. I control the money. And, lately, I have been getting most of the screen time.

You probably think that you are special because you are a real person and I am fictional. But, bear with me as I disabuse you of that silly notion. There is a body at the keyboard and in that body there is a brain. That brain constructed me. I am a product of that brain. Somewhere else there is different body at a different keyboard. In that body there is a brain. That brain constructed you. You are a product of that brain. You may think you are real. But you are every bit as much of a construct as I am. Now, you may think that since you have a real body and I have a virtual body that you are, some how, a leg up. But, my virtual body looks better than your real body. My virtual body does not get aches and pains. And my virtual body has no fear of stepping on the scale. So, I suggest you get over it. You are stuck with that unruly slab of meat and I am not. So there. We will see who is really better off. I may go dancing later. I don't have to worry if my clothes will fit and I don't have to worry about getting tired. And, I can fly. So top that!