A branch of government will have to be created to take care of the virtual department. If virtual theft is going to be made illegal then hackers and piracy will also have to be targeted. Stricter laws will have to be established rather than the casual warning that you receive before you download a certain movie. The value of internet goods will have to be determined. Its like a another world inside Earth. Governments will have to determine the value of “rare swords” and even gold that’s acquired online. Internet use will have to be monitored and moderated.
If people use the virtual worlds to earn their living, they may use their skills as business men, interior designers or physiatrists etc. they may provide therapy or design homes for virtual people in the virtual world. So how would these individuals get paid? Are they working for free, or is their knowledge not of value in the virtual world? Also if people use adult entertainment or services online, should they have to pay? Maybe watching movies and accessing these games should have a fee. But if the circumstances are as such as people who are married and have virtual families (and take them seriously as Qui Chengwei ), how can we stop them from living their lives. These factors have to be considered in order to govern the virtual world system. These changes will have to be made fast as the number of people succumbing to virtual amazement is many and the real world is losing.
What gives a few IT guys the right to monitor peoples personal lives? If people choose to get married online and ignore their real life person for their virtual version, who can stop them? No one can force them to make healthier choices. Human nature will succumb to being lazy and living their lives online. Adjustments that may need to be made are probably going to be better carpal tunnel surgerical methods. People are loving the virtual lifestyle and the online lifestyle. They find it easier and less time consuming to work from home, watch movies at home, read library books at home. More and more services are being available online and so people rarely having to leave their houses. It seems that the human population got sick of the interaction that we currently have in offices and other public places and so invented a virtual world called the internet. In the future humans are likely to become more secluded and antisocial while become less tolerant of other people. We’re seeing the changes now and people in this generation barely know their neighbors in comparison to a few years ago.This is the EVOLUTION of life itself in a whole different realm.
Do you welcome it?
Faiqa Imtiaz
I think I welcome the change, I feel that people are living happier lives and technology is inevitably going to consume us. Ther virtual world system is going to complicate this world for sure and more governing is definetly needed. And I dont think its a bad idea for real Psychiatrist to get on those sites and help out the really obsessed gamers.
ReplyDeleteFaiqa Imtiaz
Ah, the addicted gamers. To be honest although I know it’s nice to have everything within reach, I find it really disgusting how addicted people get to their games. I’ve seen numerous clips on Youtube about young men who are addicted to online games like World of Warcraft, and seriously..... There is a limit. Some of these individuals’ parents shut their World of Warcraft accounts, and the kid threw a huge fit like it was the end of the world. LIKE REALLY? REALLLLLLY? Grow up. Anyways, I just had to let that out!
ReplyDeleteAlso, I think in the near future everything is going to be done online. We are all lazy people we would rather sit on our chair and get everything online, play online, buy online, download and watch shows/movies online. We all just want everything NOW, so I would not be surprised if people stop interacting in real life. Think about it, now days people rather Facebook message you than call. Everything is easier online.
Do I welcome all of this? YES! YES I DO! I am a lazy person too (tsk tsk tsk), but I find that sometimes it’s nice to be able to get everything done online. There was a specific language and religion I wanted to learn about and I decided to take lessons online. So I would basically webcam with the tutor and have my class online, as opposed to going to the school physically. I mean I do not drive so I would not be able to get to this place because it’s FAR. So it was nice to be able to do the class online.
But then again, I kind of still find it sad how we are all probably going to lose touch with the real world. The value of real world interaction will change drastically.
Sarah Khan