Unlike other video games, Second Life is full of actual people. Sure there is a screen and it is easier to self-select, but it is not virtual in the sense that

Unlike other video games, Second Life is full of actual people. Sure there is a screen and it is easier to self-select, but it is not virtual in the sense that most "addictive" video games are. Second Life addiction makes as much sense as claiming someone is addicted to the telephone, or to painting, or to Martha-Stewart-style homemaking.