Comments on: The Real Cost of ‘Virtual Nature’ http://eartheasy.com/blog/2009/03/the-real-cost-of-virtual-nature/ Articles on topics about sustainable living. Wed, 19 Jun 2013 12:16:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: Greg Seaman http://eartheasy.com/blog/2009/03/the-real-cost-of-virtual-nature/comment-page-1/#comment-35945 Greg Seaman Tue, 07 Feb 2012 05:08:00 +0000 http://www.eartheasy.com/blog/?p=542#comment-35945 Yes, you say it so well. In nature, moments are fleeting, experiences unique, discoveries unending.

]]> By: Nature http://eartheasy.com/blog/2009/03/the-real-cost-of-virtual-nature/comment-page-1/#comment-35943 Nature Mon, 06 Feb 2012 19:44:00 +0000 http://www.eartheasy.com/blog/?p=542#comment-35943 There is total emotional distance to the virtual world. All deaths and violence while playing video games are completely discounted for by kids. It separates them from the consequences of their action. They intuitively understand them to be not real. Similarly virtual nature is dead, not alive. They need to interact with living things and life. Also there is always this non-uniqueness to recorded events, because they can be played anytime, repeatedly and anywhere. There is no here and now. The real interaction is unique in so many ways and aspects that it is impossible to describe or recreate, it is only experienced.

]]> By: Greg Seaman http://eartheasy.com/blog/2009/03/the-real-cost-of-virtual-nature/comment-page-1/#comment-23115 Greg Seaman Thu, 14 Apr 2011 14:44:36 +0000 http://www.eartheasy.com/blog/?p=542#comment-23115 Great comments Sonja-Sophie.

]]> By: Sonja-Sophie http://eartheasy.com/blog/2009/03/the-real-cost-of-virtual-nature/comment-page-1/#comment-23104 Sonja-Sophie Thu, 14 Apr 2011 13:03:57 +0000 http://www.eartheasy.com/blog/?p=542#comment-23104 Just wondering, if we did ask the animals how they feel about it, they'd probably prefer NOT to be caged in….
I agree that it is great seeing animals live, but oftentimes that is a selfish instinct – ohhh, I WANT TO SEE THIS ANIMAL, who's live is nothing like it would be in the wild…. There is no easy answer, but giving up a little of what we want CAN actually be a good thing for the planet and it's creatures, so don't dicard this idea out of sheer selfishness. Viewing animals who are in a rescue station for instance, could be a win-win, while training Shamu to do things he's rather not is, well, kind of selfish on our part.

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