Final Project (part due)

It is aparent to see that since I made my first blog that I was creating an identity on the web. The only identities I've ever created were my own! After creating my own 'fake' persona on SecondLife and through the texts and articles in class, I came to my own conclusions about the web and identity.
Its hard to fully understand Dibbles "Play Money" because I never really bought items on sites such as SL. So I'll use what I do know. I have bought things such on site such as eBay, amazon, etc. And I know people who have made livings off of selling off of such sites (my sister). I do believe in Dibbles statement about the internet econmony becoming real life economy. You can practaclly do anything on the internet such as bank statements to receiving your postal mail! You can make enough money (or more) in a year doing a job on the internet then you can in an office. The internet HAS become apart of our economy. As Caldwell says in Dibbles book, "This is another world, the internet has really affected the world like nobody has understood yet. There's gonna be greater impact, people are gonna be spending more time on their computers...." That I believe, has been happening more and more throughout the years. The internet is FULL of trading sites and sites such as SL that people do make money playing. So whats the problem? The problem is not that we haven't adjusted to the internet, the internet has not yet adjusted to us. There are no 'laws' while your on the internet (Megans Law, cyber killings). So if there are no laws, why not be able to sell items you made on SL and make a profit? Dibble raises a similar question when talking about Blacksnow vs. Mystic, "Should virtual economies be subjected to fiscal regulation? Should the law accord MMO developers all the freedoms of creative authors or hold them accountable as governing bodies?" p 199. Dibble himself was 'baffled'. As I went through SL I realized there are MANY people selling different things, clothes, houses, cars, horses and avatars. SecondLife has obviously made laws for buying and selling. Has the IRS looked at them? Dibble started listing his makings online so the IRS knew that things were done the way they were supose to. They asked him questions such as "Were virtual trades taxable as barter? Was loot wrested from the corpse of a fallen orc as taxable as cars won on game shows?" Dibble went as far as asking a agent from the IRS questions about his game. Are all of the site the sell and trade such as this? If not should it be if this is what our economy is going to, possibably someday, rely on? I cannot answer theses questions but as our world changes and as does technology, they will need to be answered.
As for my experiences on Secondlife, they have been interesting and actually fun. I have visited many islands and experienced talking to people from china to austrailia. The internet seems to be a HUGE connection to everywhere around the world. Its also fast and easy. Which can also be easy to connect to people from anywhere. I have thought about putting money on it and seeing if I could make and sell something myself, but to me thats not something I would spend my money on. I don't think I would be good at something like that. After all, not even Dibble ended up making millions. He also lost more then he gained (in my opinion). Overall, if you can create a bogus identity online, why can't you make an honest living making money online? Just as Stelarc said about technology becoming more and more advanced that we need to keep up with. I believe that also has to do with real life and internet life economies can someday become one.