Just when you thought it was safe..

Okay, so I've found the monster under my bed's twin, it's jealousy. Jealousy is far more frightening and malicious than criticism could even hope to be. It's been rearing it's ugly head more often in Second Life and it's getting worse every day. Everywhere you look there are blogs popping up where people are hiding behind fake names. They do this so they can be as cruel or as harsh as possible with no worry of truly facing the consequences.

You have to understand what type of person we're dealing with here. It's someone who obviously has self esteem issues and has some deep rooted need of assurance that they're worth the air they breath. Oddly enough, it doesn't seem to effect their conscience. They call others names, rip apart their personality and hard work, and act as though their targets are people SL would be better without. What they don't get is that by writing such trash under a veil they're proving themselves to be far worse. You could almost compare the situation to one in the old west, the way a man was seen after shooting someone in the back or someone unarmed. They would literally have to run from town to town in hopes their reputation as a lowly coward wouldn't follow, along with those they wronged.

It could also be nothing but pure fear, fear of what they might have to face if others knew their identity. This forces them to hide their true ugly self behind the mask of a polite and decent personality. This person may be someone you know, someone you always have a pleasant meeting with, and yet the minute you turn around their mouth is pouring out poison like a tipped vial. I have unfortunately been made aware of certain people that fit this bill and it saddens me. They are people I considered friendly and genuine. Suddenly I find out all of the toxic jealousy they're filled with and it's enough to make me sick. How someone has the audacity to shove a person into a mold before they've even checked to see if it's the right fit is beyond me. Take the time to talk with someone before you judge them because otherwise you're crying ignorance. If you're a nasty person then do us all a favor and just BE a nasty person, don't put up a front or pretend you've got a soul. Step out from the shadows and grow a spine.

I just have one last thing to say to these folks. Karma's a bitch baby and when you least expect it you'll be it's bitch. Remind me to steer clear when that happens.