While watching BlogHer I got to hear a little more about the "in world" life. It is interesting that these people can hold jobs and make money by doing what they love in an "in world" way. One of the guest speakers on the program, CyberGrrl Oh, explained that it may be hard for real world reporters to juggle both jobs because the "in world" income is so little. She described her "in world" reporting like, a "slightly paid hobby." CyberGrrl also explained the type of Second Life reporting she was doing was not anything extremely important. Again, she talks as if it is a lesser job to her real life job.
One of the speakers, Starr Sonic, said many people come to Second Life to debate real issues. This program could be necessary for Politicians to help their campaigns, but the speaker, 57 Miles, made a point that many of the Politicians may just be using Second life as a publicity stunt and not actually to campaign.
I realize the convenience of Second Life is appealing to many people because it does cut out travel time because people can "teleport" to the different places they need to go in Second Life. I truly feel that personal interaction is something that should not be lost in our society today. Not only would it be unhealthy for people to never have to get up and move, but it would lose personal relationships between clients and coworkers. I think Second Life is a convenient idea, and I can see why people may like to get involved in it. I think CyberGrrl has a good point. Second life seems more like a hobby than anything else, and depending on how one thinks about it, hobbies are not always a necessity.