Comments on: Being True To My Real and Virtual Selves http://www.hsmagazine.net/2011/08/being-true-to-my-real-and-virtual-selves/ The PlayStation Home Magazine Fri, 13 Feb 2015 21:20:50 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=4.1.2 By: Godzprototype http://www.hsmagazine.net/2011/08/being-true-to-my-real-and-virtual-selves/#comment-125493 Sat, 12 May 2012 19:40:06 +0000 http://www.hsmagazine.net/?p=13589#comment-125493 Excellent article, and congrats on your photo shoot!
Man is it smokin in here!!! HOT Topics….:)

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By: AAMCSYSTEMS http://www.hsmagazine.net/2011/08/being-true-to-my-real-and-virtual-selves/#comment-125474 Sat, 12 May 2012 18:36:57 +0000 http://www.hsmagazine.net/?p=13589#comment-125474 Hmmm, nice article

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By: Support YOUR Local Home Gamer Girl!! « gamerindepth.net http://www.hsmagazine.net/2011/08/being-true-to-my-real-and-virtual-selves/#comment-109711 Fri, 06 Apr 2012 19:18:05 +0000 http://www.hsmagazine.net/?p=13589#comment-109711 […] In addition to gaming, I’m also an avid user of PS Home, a virtual online gaming/social community for PS3. To get an idea of why I use such an application, please refer to the following HSM article I wrote: http://www.hsmagazine.net/2011/08/being-true-to-my-real-and-virtual-selves/ […]

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By: Olivia_Allin http://www.hsmagazine.net/2011/08/being-true-to-my-real-and-virtual-selves/#comment-37822 Sun, 25 Sep 2011 07:56:38 +0000 http://www.hsmagazine.net/?p=13589#comment-37822 Thank you

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By: julie_love http://www.hsmagazine.net/2011/08/being-true-to-my-real-and-virtual-selves/#comment-37729 Sat, 24 Sep 2011 22:48:52 +0000 http://www.hsmagazine.net/?p=13589#comment-37729 Well stated Olivia.

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By: KrazyFace http://www.hsmagazine.net/2011/08/being-true-to-my-real-and-virtual-selves/#comment-37057 Thu, 22 Sep 2011 10:34:54 +0000 http://www.hsmagazine.net/?p=13589#comment-37057 Yeahup, it’s hard to get away from that spotty-horny-teenage-outcast stigma that most gamers seem to have attached to them, I know, I’ve been trying to shake it for YEARS! When I tell people who are my age (or higher) that my hobbies include gaming I usually receive the “what’s wrong with you” look. Being a grown man with a family defaults me to only being interested in sports (UGH!) or beer, and video games are just for children. I’ve found now though that I’ve become somewhat of an outcast in my own network of people too, ie, the gamers. Gamers who snide at Home users saying that they’re probably scoally stunted, ugly, sad lonely men who get their rocks off dressing as a girl and chatting up pixels! It seems those who have been gaming for years and had to endure the stigma that goes with it, have missed the irony in their repulsion at some of our interests in Home.

Having said that, you’re (the author) very right about people having apprehension when it comes to beliving others about their job or their looks. I myself am guilty of that, a friend on my list (without naming names) sent me a photo of herself quite some time ago, and to say the least, I couldn’t belive it was her! I guess my default train-of-thought was “why would someone so pretty NEED to be in Home at all”. A very shallow way of thinking indeed, and did not become apparet to me until I was told that exact thing from a different friend! Being on the receiving end flattered me, but also made me realise that Home truly is filled with people from all walks of life, and they all have their reasons for utilising a place like Home. Just like tbaby said, my social life basically died after my child’s birth (not that I’d change it) and found Home to be the best, most economical and simplest way of getting back out there. Anyways, great read tbaby, hope to see more!

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By: cthulu93 http://www.hsmagazine.net/2011/08/being-true-to-my-real-and-virtual-selves/#comment-32266 Sat, 03 Sep 2011 04:55:41 +0000 http://www.hsmagazine.net/?p=13589#comment-32266 Which part do you view as cruel?

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By: cthulu93 http://www.hsmagazine.net/2011/08/being-true-to-my-real-and-virtual-selves/#comment-32265 Sat, 03 Sep 2011 04:53:52 +0000 http://www.hsmagazine.net/?p=13589#comment-32265 Well hopefully hanging out with them everyday for a few months has given you a “feel” as to how they view certain things as well as given you a good judgement of their emotional limits.

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By: Gideon http://www.hsmagazine.net/2011/08/being-true-to-my-real-and-virtual-selves/#comment-32255 Sat, 03 Sep 2011 03:47:08 +0000 http://www.hsmagazine.net/?p=13589#comment-32255 Just how do we determine if someone’s feelings will be hurt? Everyone is different and have different thresholds of emotional breaking.

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By: Gideon http://www.hsmagazine.net/2011/08/being-true-to-my-real-and-virtual-selves/#comment-32254 Sat, 03 Sep 2011 03:45:19 +0000 http://www.hsmagazine.net/?p=13589#comment-32254 Thats seems so cruel.

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By: tbaby http://www.hsmagazine.net/2011/08/being-true-to-my-real-and-virtual-selves/#comment-32246 Sat, 03 Sep 2011 03:16:49 +0000 http://www.hsmagazine.net/?p=13589#comment-32246 Well I think we both know what it takes to be a mom and I think that is extraordinary. There are plenty of little moments that I am sure we have with our children that are priceless, many of which could be considered adventures. As far as degrees, while I value mine, will of course never compare to the lessons learned in life, a school from which will never fully graduate. Plus all you have learned from having your own business I think is every bit as noteworthy as a degree. So I would say that you live by no means, an average existence. You are special like we all are.

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By: Terra_Cide http://www.hsmagazine.net/2011/08/being-true-to-my-real-and-virtual-selves/#comment-32174 Fri, 02 Sep 2011 21:50:40 +0000 http://www.hsmagazine.net/?p=13589#comment-32174 Well there has to be an exception to the rule somewhere. *Points at self*

In reality, the only honorific after my name is “mom.” No extraordinary, stand-out life adventures, no string of degrees; just a quiet, average existence.

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By: Burbie52 http://www.hsmagazine.net/2011/08/being-true-to-my-real-and-virtual-selves/#comment-32083 Fri, 02 Sep 2011 13:32:34 +0000 http://www.hsmagazine.net/?p=13589#comment-32083 LOL!! I guess you could say that statement was true in a sense,I did some modeling when I was a child and teenager, TV commercials and newspaper and magazine layouts, but in my case it was mostly the theater as I was a student in drama for 12 years outside of regular schooling while growing up.
When it comes to telling people the truth I always tell them my age when they ask, although many call me a liar, it is partly why I used 52 in my name as that is the year I was born. But sometimes it still doesn’t stop them, then I wonder about how desperate some of these people have to be to pursue someone who is obvious old enough to be their Mom or grandma in some cases. *scratches head*

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By: NorseGamer http://www.hsmagazine.net/2011/08/being-true-to-my-real-and-virtual-selves/#comment-32028 Fri, 02 Sep 2011 07:26:55 +0000 http://www.hsmagazine.net/?p=13589#comment-32028 Quote of the day (courtesy of Ro Schro) — “Are all the female writers on HSM models with IQ’s of like 140 or more?”

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By: cthulu93 http://www.hsmagazine.net/2011/08/being-true-to-my-real-and-virtual-selves/#comment-32027 Fri, 02 Sep 2011 07:24:09 +0000 http://www.hsmagazine.net/?p=13589#comment-32027 I’d agree that it’s deceptive but does that deception hurt anyone?It could depending on the situation,say like the paralyzed guy was telling an online significant other that he was planning to walk them down the aisle or across the threshold.I said this before but here it is again,once you’ve discovered the deception from a friend you have to ask yourself how big of a deal it is to you.If it’s something minor in YOUR opinion then simply talking about it may clear things up.If it’s something major in YOUR opinion then you will need to decide just what,if anything,you will do about it.IMO the paralyzed guy in your example would be what I’d call harmlessly,mildly deceptive(as long as no 1 else’s feelings were hurt because he had been fueling obviously unfulfillable expectations) and if he were my friend and he told me himself I doubt there would be any hard feelings about it.

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By: Ro Schro http://www.hsmagazine.net/2011/08/being-true-to-my-real-and-virtual-selves/#comment-31996 Fri, 02 Sep 2011 03:58:01 +0000 http://www.hsmagazine.net/?p=13589#comment-31996 Of course the fact your name is Darth GRANNY should be a big clue to all would be virtual suitors out there. But of course asking young horny guys to make that connection would be asking too much I know.

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By: Ro Schro http://www.hsmagazine.net/2011/08/being-true-to-my-real-and-virtual-selves/#comment-31994 Fri, 02 Sep 2011 03:54:36 +0000 http://www.hsmagazine.net/?p=13589#comment-31994 My response to your hypothetical scenario is that for you to say you ARE are runner then the tense implies you like to run and currently can and do run. If you are unable to now because of an accident or whatever then you WERE a runner. So it is completely deceptive for you to say that you still are.

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By: tbaby http://www.hsmagazine.net/2011/08/being-true-to-my-real-and-virtual-selves/#comment-31959 Thu, 01 Sep 2011 23:52:43 +0000 http://www.hsmagazine.net/?p=13589#comment-31959 TY DarthGranny :D

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By: Olivia_Allin http://www.hsmagazine.net/2011/08/being-true-to-my-real-and-virtual-selves/#comment-31692 Wed, 31 Aug 2011 21:16:09 +0000 http://www.hsmagazine.net/?p=13589#comment-31692 YeeeHaaa

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By: keara22hi http://www.hsmagazine.net/2011/08/being-true-to-my-real-and-virtual-selves/#comment-31677 Wed, 31 Aug 2011 19:58:43 +0000 http://www.hsmagazine.net/?p=13589#comment-31677 Thanks for a very insightful article, tbaby. I gave it a lot of thought, reread it, and can identify with a lot of what you said. My avatar is the most precise copy of what I looked like 35 years ago. Mainly because Sony does not have the tools in the avatar creation palette to accurately portray someone 73 years old. To keep from misleading young men from thinking I am “available”, I usually have gray hair on my avatar -- even though it has never gone gray yet in real life! Plus my other account name is DarthGranny = now that speaks volumes!

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