Real Life vs. Virtual Life
Assignment 12
Name: Wendy
Number: 100501042
Real Life vs Virtual Life
For many, the first thing they do to start a day is logging into their Facebook account to check out news feeds. After catching up with all their friends’ updates, they go to the virtual farm or restaurant that they are running and begin the works. Meanwhile, they are preparing for their real-life exam or meeting. But things used to be a lot easier when there were no Facebook and Farm Ville. With the popularity of social networking sites and online games, virtual life gradually takes up people’s life. The expansion of such phenomenon raises the issue of comparing the reality and the virtual life.
Both real life and virtual life are created by men and they share some similarities. Take Facebook as an example. According to a research from NM Incite, 8% of the male users add friends due to sheer physical attractiveness. Appearance is vital in both reality and virtual life since it is the first impression people have on one another. It might sound cruel, but the “likes” a pretty girl gets for her news feeds or profile pictures usually outnumber others. This is also true in the real world. Good-looking people can attract opposite sex easily and tend to have better social relationship. But of course, look is not everything on the web. If people write rude comments on the internet, they will be criticized or condemned consequently. The anonymity of the virtual world doesn’t mean people can get away with rudeness easily. While virtual life and real life resemble each other in the two aspects, they are fundamentally different.
Think about this question. If you are a fan of Greenday but also appreciate Tchaikovsky’s works, will you post it on your Facebook page and tell people you listen to classical music on a regular basis? Chances are you being regarded as an artsy guy. Consider another situation. Have you ever met someone who is really talkative on the internet but was indeed a
Name: Wendy
Number: 100501042
Real Life vs Virtual Life
For many, the first thing they do to start a day is logging into their Facebook account to check out news feeds. After catching up with all their friends’ updates, they go to the virtual farm or restaurant that they are running and begin the works. Meanwhile, they are preparing for their real-life exam or meeting. But things used to be a lot easier when there were no Facebook and Farm Ville. With the popularity of social networking sites and online games, virtual life gradually takes up people’s life. The expansion of such phenomenon raises the issue of comparing the reality and the virtual life.
Both real life and virtual life are created by men and they share some similarities. Take Facebook as an example. According to a research from NM Incite, 8% of the male users add friends due to sheer physical attractiveness. Appearance is vital in both reality and virtual life since it is the first impression people have on one another. It might sound cruel, but the “likes” a pretty girl gets for her news feeds or profile pictures usually outnumber others. This is also true in the real world. Good-looking people can attract opposite sex easily and tend to have better social relationship. But of course, look is not everything on the web. If people write rude comments on the internet, they will be criticized or condemned consequently. The anonymity of the virtual world doesn’t mean people can get away with rudeness easily. While virtual life and real life resemble each other in the two aspects, they are fundamentally different.
Think about this question. If you are a fan of Greenday but also appreciate Tchaikovsky’s works, will you post it on your Facebook page and tell people you listen to classical music on a regular basis? Chances are you being regarded as an artsy guy. Consider another situation. Have you ever met someone who is really talkative on the internet but was indeed a