I'm not a second life player myself, but from what I've heard, a whole lot of it is based around sexuality that would be impossible, or at least not very acceptable (outside of the SF bay area, at least) in real life. I mean, if your thing is dragons or something, well hey, they can make that happen.
With a reputation like that, most people aren't going to be as 'out' about being a second life user as about enjoying 'modern warfare' or whatever, I mean, depending on local culture.
This sort of stealth is common in gender and sexual minorities. It can happen to people who are transgender. Lots of trans women have tales of being in a group of cis people and to conversation turning to how none of them have ever met a trans person. Or lots of (usually homophobic) straight people who think they've never met a gay person.
If there's a stigma or negativity attached to a thing, then don't use "I've never met anyone in $GROUP" as reliable data.
I'm not a second life player myself, but from what I've heard, a whole lot of it is based around sexuality that would be impossible, or at least not very acceptable (outside of the SF bay area, at least) in real life. I mean, if your thing is dragons or something, well hey, they can make that happen.
With a reputation like that, most people aren't going to be as 'out' about being a second life user as about enjoying 'modern warfare' or whatever, I mean, depending on local culture.