Sex! Sex! Sex! Sex! Sex!

Sex! Sex! Sex! Sex! Sex!

Now that I have your attention.

Second Life is a 3D modeling environment: buildings, landscapes, furniture, and, of course, avatars, bodies, heads, skins, extras, and clothes. Oh, how we love our clothes!

Like water, we all find our own level. Socializing, dancing, creating, photography, art, and building. But for some, SL could very well stand for Sex Life. Doing it, talking about it, viewing it, sharing it, publishing it, and thinking about it if not dreaming about it.

Does that sound obsessive? Does that sound like an addiction worthy of a 12-step program?

Sex is the most fundamental of our animal instincts. We can’t escape it. We can’t hide it. We can’t control it.

We can, however, accept it, embrace it, and enjoy it. We can even revel it. I’m not a religious man, but I feel sex is a gift from God. It is not inherently bad, but we humans do love to make a mess of things sometimes. Ha!

I can picture you reading this and shaking your head, thinking this guy’s got a screw loose. But scroll through Primfeed and tell me what you see. There is a lot of sexual content. And even if said content isn’t graphic, it’s suggestive, erotic, or flirtatious. There may not be a money shot, but there is certainly a sexual atmosphere to the proceedings.

I have to chuckle. In SL, we get an avatar, a new identity, and most importantly, anonymity. We face no repercussions from RL and have total freedom to say or do anything we want. What do we do with that freedom?

I am delighted and sometimes surprised by the sexuality which comes bursting out of people as if the hidden recesses of their mind have been percolating their entire life, impatiently waiting for the right opportunity to bubble up in a geyser of self-expression. Look at me! I’m wild! I’m badass! I’m sexual!

I have a Facebook account. People post their thoughts; they like; and they comment. We are all part of this virtual town square.

In a way, Second Life is a social media, but this social media has none of the usual restrictions one encounters in real life. Men, show us your bulge! Ladies, pull up your top and flash us! We want to show off our sexuality. We feel liberated. We are free. And we feel powerful.

Interesting, isn’t it? Our sexuality gives us a sense of power. I am a vibrant, passionate being. I am sexual. I am alive! You can’t hold me back. You can’t suppress me. I’m going to run free!

I say that SL stands for Sex Life. That seems funny, but you have to admit, there is some truth to the idea.

I don’t mix SL and RL. However, I recognise RL is always part of us. Despite our new identity, we remain irrevocably our RL mind.

Once in a while, in RL, I look at the people around me and wonder who in this crowd plays Second Life? Who is posting scandalous pictures of themselves on Primfeed? In RL, we all must follow the norms of society. But in SL, we can break the rules, ignore the taboos, and even flout the law. We can open wide those hidden recesses of our mind and bring out into the light of day the passion we all crave.

Yeehaw!


May your days be filled with interesting moments with interesting people.

All the best to you in your worlds (plural: SL & RL). :-)


Photo credit: 2024-07-08 Angel of Pain by Susann DeCuir

2025-10-28