Second Life? Get a life.

Are we really screwing up our first lives to take care of our second lives? What are all the kids doing now instead of playing, running, walking, biking and above all just "talking" to a human being? They are busy beautifying their Myspace profiles, or uploading pictures and videos to their facebook accounts.

There are good things associated with the kind of communication that Web 2.0 technologies enable. Long lost friends meet, better communication helps long distance relationships. Workforce is more efficient with better communication.

But I think the pendulum is swinging too far too quickly. I am not sure if it is all for the good. Technology evolutions and disruptions are inevitable. Should we leave all the good things from our past as we move into the newer territories? Should we not take care of our real first lives before we start spending major chunk of our time on our virtual lives?