Furthering my experiences in SL have really sparked my interest into this 21st century phenenomenon.  I really have not given this virtual world credit because of the manner in which i see these people taking so much time to complete their dreams on SL.  I feel they could just use the time to work on socializing in reality intstead of through the digital world.  I understand that some people can be socially inept this way, however, that is one thing that could be remedied by using the time on SL to actually interact.