Alter Ego

The character that I will be writing on is the one created by Lui Da that exists in World of Warcraft. This is because I find this person very interesting, in terms of his entire outlook in life. It may not be fair to judge him based off of only two paragraphs in this book, but his statements are strong and very telling of the impact that virtual worlds have on a person in their real life. He basically says that this virtual reality is his life because it takes up most of his time and he has no other hobbies. His only care in life is this game, so much so that he does not even bother to think about the future or care about it. This relates to the concept of freedom as growth because he is unable to grow as a person in this situation. He is trapped in this virtual way of thinking, by choice, and cannot improve himself as a person in this scenario. He does not make much money and will not if he continues this trend. This is why I think that people obsessed with this mindset are pathetic to a certain extent; because they waste any actual talents they have. This person may be really smart or talented at something that could be actually useful, but he does not care because this computer game takes precedence to everything. He is not free to grow as an individual by choice and this is an unfortunate situation. There may be benefits to playing a game like this, but the negatives are so severe that they outweigh any possible positives. Enjoyment with a computer game or virtual reality is one thing, but obsession is another that destroys any actual potential that a person can offer to society. He realizes the fact that thinking is not necessary in this game or actual lifestyle, but he chooses to accept and embrace this mindset, which is sad.