So, what's the deal with Second Life?

I don't know a better explanation than this, also read Neal Stephenson's novel Snow Crash.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_Life

I recently saw a newly written symphony debut on Second Life and the Ford Foundation has recently set up shop. CSI/NY just did a show where a murderer was tracked in Second Life. Sweden has opened an embassy!

Did you see it referenced on The Office this week?

I checked it out a few months back and it just didn't appeal to me at all. I might have enjoyed it more, but it was super-laggy and slow on my computer, and beyond not having the patience for that, the handful of people I talked with on it were kinda dumb. Maybe if I'd had better luck with the software and the interactions I'd have explored it further, but I ended up only spending a couple of hours looking around before uninstalling the software.