So any Earth-shattering updates in my life? I survived the "great vendor switch" a few months ago. Just in case you did not realize it, most of the clothing stores use a particular vending system. They decided to stop, sending all the clothing stores scurrying to find a new system. It was like the scare of 1999 when everything was going to fail because it was becoming 2000, You WILL not be able to get redeliveries anymore *OH NO* or *gasp* store credits will be lost. I survived and assuming you did too.
So today I decided to explore the idea of sex in SL. *perks up* I am not going to debate the whole issue whether or not it is really sex. That is another issue that is probably overly discussed in SL society. I want to tackle the topic...
What the hell are AFK sex sims?
I stumbled across one a few months ago *Translation: Insane took me to one for a laugh* ( I believe in incriminating all parties involved in my mayhem and destruction plots in SL) What a totally ridiculous yet totally fascinating concept. If you do not know of these, it's a sim where mostly women (said loosely, we know half are usually men) leave and say do RL things like laundry or take a shower. They leave parked on an adult sex thing (bed, car or whatever fantasy thing) and let whatever use them for sex in hopes of leaving a tip. Now there is a trend coming, I have seen men doing this and one for gay men only. Someone help me with this...What is the appeal? I can get the argument that its a visual porn but with no sound. What is appealing about that? So you just jump on a bed and play with pose balls? There must be some appeal: I did a search recently and this popped up:
There are at least 8 AFK sims on the first page of search for the term sex. (Also a very interesting Dog Sex Cub, Hose and BDSM club... a field trip in the works) I have fun when I go to visit. Sometimes I play "whose his type" or some ladies have a hud that changes breast sizes. Sometimes I change their poses, helping them seem more attractive. I am all for helping my fellow SL woman.
SO I bring up another thought to ponder... I was reading my usual Sunday guilty pleasure (slsecrets.com). It is basically a burn book (Mean Girls) about people in SL. ( I like to think of it as SL's version of Jerry Springer) So one person was saying how a man in an SL relationship was cheating on AFK sex sims. So it made me think... How the hell is this cheating? (not even going into the concept of SL relationships) Wouldn't an AFK sex partner be the RL equivalent of a blow-up sex doll you buy from Adam and Eve? *Really ponders that one*
RL Blow up doll ($99 on Amazon)
AFK Doll on an unnamed sim. (If you really want to indulge, I'll tell you and then laugh at you behind your back)
They both pose well and I guess the best aspect is that they keep their mouths shut and don't expect pillow talk afterwards? Would you call it cheating? I guess if you believe the RL one is cheating, you would think the SL one would be also.
