I feel like my social life is another world compared to my life on Skyblock. In real life, I'm identified as this bright, asian teenager that parties in LA and scores top in her class But here? I feel like I can be more like myself. I've grown really close to some of the people on this server to the point where I can talk about deep and personal s*** that I normally wouldn't be able to tell my friends or my family. Granted, people IRL do know that I'm obsessed with pizza to the point where it is practically my religion, but they don't actually know about this community and the family I've grown to love here. It's like an alter-ego, almost. Skyblock may contradict with the colorful social life that I maintain IRL, but I sure as hell feel more comfortable being myself among the so-called "anti-socials" of an online gaming community than anywhere else. And that's what I love about this place.
My thinking is that if it's so much fun to be the Skyblock version of me, then why settle for anything less?
Exactly. As exciting and admiring as it may seem, the status quo isn't ideal. Popularity...societal renown...it's all fun and games until someone realizes that it's just half-hearted reputation where you don't actually have the luxury of showing your true colors.
