Stelarc

When I think of Stelarc, I think about new technology, really new age technology. Stelarcs argues 'as interface, the skin is obsolete' 'the obsolescence of the ego-agent driven biological body could not be more apparent.' What he means by obsolete is not that the body should be discarded all together, but rather our bodies are going to need the new technology. In regards so SL, to think of it in SL terms, I think that people make themselves who they want to be perceived as in reality. So basically they might think they are not wealthy enough, and become wealthy on SL, or they want to be taller, you can be who you want on SL. SL won't let your body become obsolete. One must think of the definition of obsolete: Being in the process of passing out of use or usefulness. Can this be saying that websites such as SL are just going to be obsolete someday? Maybe to feel useful we do need to change our bodies to fit the new age of technology. Some people might just be happy being someone else on SL.