So what is it with virtual worlds, that made me join now?

Was it the fact someone on my friend-list made me aware of the demonstration and asked me to join? So did the social network what it was supposed to?
Was it the fact that request might have been triggered by the media attention regarding Birma?
Could it be just the ease of access that made me join? So did it just provided me a way to compensate for being lazy not going out and make an effort in real life?
And if that is true, is that a good or bad thing?
I think the fact I joined by itself was good.
The confrontation with my non-participation in real life made me think, and I guess that is good too since it might even change my social behavior in real life for the better.

But what if virtual worlds become a general way to demonstrate rather than a real life demonstration…. would that sent a bad message?
Are virtual worlds already accepted to the level that people, where the demonstration is targeted at, start to listen?
Probably not, but most important is that with virtual worlds we can gather even more people in protest against the unacceptable things in the world, and for now that’s what counts for me.

But now imagine protests in virtual worlds would get the same level of attention as real life protests…..
The speed to gather people and respond strongly in an almost instantaneous manner seems very powerful to me.

Anyway, in conclusion I think there is not one single reason that I joined but rather a complex of several emotions, and the one against the violence as strongest.
I do have more questions than answers now on this topic, but I must say, it was intriguing to actually feel the vibes in my spine by joining this protest and I hope
my small and “lazy” effort helped to make the army and government of Birma stop their unacceptable behavior.