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Real life is an actual event or life lived by real people, contrasted to that lived by fiction or fantasy characters, or real people interacting on the Internet.[1]

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Usage online and in fiction [link]

On the Internet, "real life" refers to life in the real world. It generally references life or consensus reality, in contrast to an environment seen as fiction or fantasy, such as virtual reality, lifelike experience, dreams, novels, or movies. Online, the acronym "IRL" stands for "in real life", with the meaning "not on the Internet".[2]

When used to distinguish from fictional worlds or universes against the consensus reality of the reader, the term has a long history:

Authors, as a rule, attempt to select and portray types rarely met with in their entirety, but these types are nevertheless more real than real life itself.
—Fyodor Dostoyevsky, The Idiot[3]

In its use for differentiating online personal worlds from "offline" life, the term has a much shorter history and a more unclear future, as the Internet has existed for a much shorter time. Sociologists engaged in the study of the Internet have determined that someday, a distinction between online and real-life worlds may seem "quaint", noting that certain types of online activity, such as sexual intrigues, have already made a full transition to complete legitimacy and "reality".[4]

"Real life" is sometimes a controversial term, describing "productive" activities, such as working, in contrast to "unproductive" (leisure) activities. Outside of fictional worlds, the phrase is often used to compare a more traditional way of living against a pejoratively depicted existence, such as academic life, in a manner similar to the term "real world".[5] A person with experience in "real life" or the "real world" has experience beyond book learning.

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The abbreviation "RL" stands for "real life". For example, one can speak of "meeting in RL" someone whom one has met in a chat or on an Internet forum. It may also be used to express an inability to use the Internet for a time due to "RL problems". Similarly, the phrase "in real life" is often replaced with the acronym "IRL". Some prefer the expression "face-to-face", abbreviated "f2f". Some Internet users use the idioms face time or "meatspace" or "meat world", which contrasts with the term "cyberspace".[6][7] "Meatspace" has appeared in the Financial Times[8] and in science fiction literature.[9] Some early uses of the term include a post to the Usenet newsgroup austin.public-net in 1993[10] and an article in the Seattle Times about John Perry Barlow in 1995.[11] The term entered the Oxford English Dictionary in 2000.[12] The terms "meatspace" and "meat world" are apparently derived originally from the science fiction novel Neuromancer by William Gibson, published in 1984. In the novel, the anti-hero of the novel, Henry Dorset Case, works as a hacker in a virtual reality data space in cyberspace (a term also coined by William Gibson in 1981) called the "Matrix". Case describes his physical body as his "meat self" and in the early mid 21st century when the novel takes place, prostitutes are described as "meat puppets". Gibson apparently derived this term from the punk rock band Meat Puppets, founded in 1980.[13]

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References [link]

  1. ^ Real Life, thefreedictionary.com.
  2. ^ "AcronymFinder.com search for IRL". https://www.acronymfinder.com/af-query.asp?String=exact&Acronym=IRL. 
  3. ^ "Fyodor Dostoyevsky: The Idiot: Part IV: Chapter I". The Free Online Library. https://dostoyevsky.thefreelibrary.com/The-Idiot/4-1#real+life. Retrieved 2006-05-06. 
  4. ^ Don Slater (2002). "Social Relationships and Identity On-line and Off-line". In Leah, Sonia, Lievrouw, and Livingstone. Handbook of New Media: Social Shaping and Consequences of ICTs. Sage Publications Inc. pp. 533–543. ISBN 0-7619-6510-6. 
  5. ^ "Definition of "real life"". WordNet Search. https://wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=real%20life. Retrieved 2007-01-10. [dead link]
  6. ^ "meatspace (MEET.spays) n.". Word Spy. Paul McFedries and Logophilia Limited. 1996-11-14. https://www.wordspy.com/words/meatspace.asp. Retrieved 2008-08-11. 
  7. ^ Dodero, Camille (17 July 2006). "Does your life suck?". The Phoenix. https://thephoenix.com/article_ektid17440.aspx. Retrieved 2007-07-23. "Beyond this world, in real life — a/k/a what Second Lifers refer to as "meatspace," where your body is made of flesh, not bytes…" 
  8. ^ Rhymer Rigby (2006-08-23). "Warning: interruption overload". Ft.com. https://www.ft.com/cms/s/d0f71fb6-3243-11db-ab06-0000779e2340,dwp_uuid=4e612cca-6707-11da-a650-0000779e2340,print=yes.html. Retrieved 2011-10-22. 
  9. ^ For example:
    • Stephenson, Neal (2000). Cryptonomicon. HarperCollins. p. 529. ISBN 0-380-78862-4. "Current meatspace coordinates, hot from the GPS receiver card in my laptop: ..." 
    • Stirling, S. M. (2003). T2: Rising Storm. T2 Series. HarperCollins. p. 53. ISBN 0-380-80817-X. "On the Internet the gloves come off and people say things they'd never say in meat space." 
  10. ^ Barnes, Douglas (21 February 1993). "Austin CyberSpace Journal #1". https://groups.google.com/group/austin.public-net/browse_thread/thread/ab22c492a3319c44/798af58d879feba0?q=meatspace&_done=%2Fgroups%3Fq%3Dmeatspace%26start%3D0%26scoring%3Dd%26num%3D100%26hl%3Den%26ie%3DUTF-8%26lr%3D%26as_qdr%3D%26as_drrb%3Db%26as_mind%3D31%26as_minm%3D1%26as_miny%3D1981%26as_maxd%3D2%26as_maxm%3D3%26as_maxy%3D1996%26safe%3Doff%26&_doneTitle=Back+to+Search&&d#798af58d879feba0. Retrieved 2008-03-13. "Meatspace update (quick rundown on where/how to interact with net.folks in meatspace, i.e., regular events, social gatherings, restaurant hangouts, etc.)" 
  11. ^ Andrews, Paul (30 October 1995). "He's Trying To Build A Community On-Line -- Grateful Dead Lyricist Ventures Into Cyberspace". The Seattle Times. https://archives.seattletimes.nwsource.com/cgi-bin/texis.cgi/web/vortex/display?slug=2149736&date=19951030&query=meatspace. Retrieved 2008-03-13. "John Perry Barlow is multitasking between cyberspace, meatspace and parentspace about as well as a mere mortal can do." 
  12. ^ "'Lookist' Britain: the way we look inspires the new English". https://www.prnewswire.co.uk/cgi/news/release?id=36770. Retrieved 2008-03-13. 
  13. ^ William Gibson Neuromancer New York:1984 Ace Books 1987 edition Page 147 Prostitutes are described as "Meat Puppets".

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Real Life

Real Life may refer to:

  • Real life, the state of existence outside online or artificial interactions

    • Entertainment

  • Real Life (1979 film), an American comedy film
  • Real Life (TV program), Australian tabloid TV program
  • Real Life with Jane Pauley, American television program
  • "Real Life" (Star Trek: Voyager), episode of TV series
  • Real Life (webcomic), by Greg Dean
  • Real Life Adventures, unrelated to the above webcomic
  • Real Lives, an educational video game

    • Music

  • Real Life (band), an Australian band

    • Albums

  • Real Life (Evermore album), 2006
  • Real Life (Magazine album), 1978
  • Real Life (Jeff Carson album)
  • Real Life (Joan as Police Woman album), 2006
  • Real Life (Simple Minds album), 1991
  • Real Life (Lincoln Brewster album)
  • Real Life (Real Lies album)

    • Songs

  • "Real Life" (Evermore song)
  • "Real Life" (Bon Jovi song)
  • "Real Life" (Jake Owen song)
  • "Real Life" by Girls Aloud from the 2004 album What Will the Neighbours Say?
  • "Real Life (I Never Was the Same Again)", by Jeff Carson

    • See also

  • Reality, the state of things as they actually exist
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    Real Life (webcomic)

    Real Life is a webcomic drawn and authored by Greg Dean. Begun on November 15, 1999 and currently published on an irregular schedule (though historically on weekdays), the comic is loosely based around the real lives of Dean and his friends (hence the name).

    'Loosely' ranges from verbatim quotes to completely ludicrous events including time travel and mecha combat. The characters tend to be rather heavily exaggerated versions of their actual selves. Real Life focuses on humor related to video games, science fiction, and other such "geek humor", although in recent times Dean has been finding less time for video games and as such has been directing his comic slightly away from that. Though by name it claims to be based on real life, the characters live lives very much of their own and are best known for breaking the fourth wall. Real Life is also a major spreader of various memes such as "Fuego", "Shirt Ninja" and "The Game".

    Real Life was originally part of Keenspot. After venturing out on its own Real Life joined Blank Label Comics collective on June 22, 2005, but due to lack of involvement with the group, went solo again on February 8, 2010. The Real Life website is currently self-hosted by Mr. Dean.

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    Real Life

    by: Bone Thugs-N-Harmony

    [Layzie]
    Bone Thug Nature, Naughty By Harmony.
    (Forgive them father they know not what they do)
    [Layzie]
    Yea. Treach in the Mothafuckin house.
    [Bizzy]
    its time to hittem wit the real shit
    (Bone,Bone,Bone,Bone,Bone,Bone,Bone)
    [Layzie]
    Mo Thugs
    (Chorus)
    [Bizzy]
    We been wheelin and dealin all our lives
    money gon' make me crazy Jesus Christ
    i see the light thru little layzies eyes
    Hope he can see it in mine
    Money gon' make me Crazy
    this money gon' make me crazy baby
    [Layzie]
    We been wheelin and dealin all our lives
    money gon' make me crazy Jesus Christ
    i see the light thru little bizzys eyes
    Hope he can see it in mine
    Money gon' make me Crazy
    this money gon' make me crazy baby
    Well i was born wit my eyes wide/
    feelin the pressure of livin today now why should i try/
    im tired of feelin this pain/
    game gon' recognize game/
    and any nigga that aint really feelin me is the epitamy/
    of what i be doin these niggaz is slippery/
    if you say history let it repeat itself/
    treat yoself dont cheat yoself to a life live low/
    watch yo health, better yourself but takes care of yourself/
    tellem to suck on these nuts, money dont grow on trees what/
    killers will stop and squeeze bust/
    funny how shit dont ease up/
    strapped wit the heat,lovin the streetz i gota go get it what ever we need/
    my wife and my seeds dependin ony me im tryin to be the best i can be/
    talk about life, i wont get it twice/
    makin this money for me and my wife/
    niggaz is wana shut me down, what about the kids the kids the kids is great/
    watch how my nigga we dominate, makin through were you cant concentrate/
    releasin and through em we bomb on hate/
    real life comin atcha real life shit can happen real life talkin to ya, now holla at me!/
    [Bizzy]
    We been wheelin and dealin all our lives
    money gon' make me crazy Jesus Christ
    i see the light thru little layzies eyes
    Hope he can see it in mine
    Money gon' make me Crazy
    this money gon' make me crazy baby
    [Layzie]
    We been wheelin and dealin all our lives
    money gon' make me crazy Jesus Christ
    i see the light in trigger treaches eyes
    Hope he can see it in mine
    Money gon' make me Crazy
    this money gon' make me crazy baby
    [Treach]
    20 20 of bottles of bottles of beer of beer on the wall/
    20 20 of bottles of bottles of beer/
    now after 1 of the 1 of the dollaz of dollaz happen to happen to fall/
    it be click pow click pow click pow, hananana click clack on all yall/
    i got my chrome protect my dome, plus my mask n my mic/
    i got my own version called the ghetto passion of christ/
    niggaz feel theyselves too much cant see the shit that your in/
    i wana save all the cheerin but im pissed like urine/
    what is telegraphic, tell a spy, tell a lie/
    tell the feds the revolution this time will be televised/
    i keep it funk fuck ya hustla wit a muscly hustla/
    thats why my odb be hangin out like rusty mufflers/
    don dolla dolla (???) not a nine ta fiver/
    i love u boo dont want no mo of that baby mama drama/
    haters call me i hated all that try me yeah/
    whether ya 40 or faded some hustlers is never faded cmon/
    [Bizzy]
    We been wheelin and dealin all our lives
    money gon' make me crazy Jesus Christ
    i see the light thru little layzies eyes
    Hope he can see it in mine
    Money gon' make me Crazy
    this money gon' make me crazy baby
    [Layzie]
    We been wheelin and dealin all our lives
    money gon' make me crazy Jesus Christ
    i see the light in trigger treaches eyes
    Hope he can see it in mine
    Money gon' make me Crazy
    this money gon' make me crazy baby
    [Krayzie]
    Hustlin,looks like me livin got me illin sinnin like everyday/
    im spendin my time preventin my mind flippin and goin insane/
    and now that we comin up on these last days well into the fast lane/
    its only contributin to my bad ways/
    this aint even my life cuz i was supposed to be livin forever right here in the flesh/
    and not up in heaven cuz i know god gona make it better/
    we runnin around chasin this paper like thats gon save us/
    we so caught up in tryin to get famous its a shame but, can you blame us?/
    cuz takin in all these hardtimes keep on blindin our mind/
    why we dont wana be like god shoot for stars in the sky/
    niggaz determined to get rich im afraid gon' loose they blessins/
    so the question is, you wana stay alive or try be wealthy for now/
    [Bizzy]
    What are you talkin about, look at these mothaerfuckers in the streets walkin around/
    assed out, dead-an-widowed, another abandoned house/
    they dont know nothin bout random house/
    see em all pitiful wit hands out baby girl was rammed out, harmony-harmony, stand out/
    sound of bone take em to beverly hills and round off/
    ante up rubberband quicker than you can get an ounce off/
    uhh,back to the real world were the murderin happens/
    its touchin everybody, includin the news and the rappin/
    why would i battle but put it nobody blastin/
    everybody would only be spittin metaphors put it on jesse jackson/
    and you can just ask him the rappin is real/
    and you cant turn me down like that im still your child, pac too i got as much pac in me as you got in you/
    give em the game, break it down, yall better read the bible dog/
    yall better know who wrote the scriptures, yall better protect your soul/
    now the bone is finally focused, pay attention to real talkin/
    7 sign mo thug, thug line still shinin on em/
    [Bizzy]
    We been wheelin and dealin all our lives
    money gon' make me crazy Jesus Christ
    i see the light thru little layzies eyes
    Hope he can see it in mine
    Money gon' make me Crazy
    this money gon' make me crazy baby
    [Layzie]
    We been wheelin and dealin all our lives
    money gon' make me crazy Jesus Christ
    i see the light thru little bizzys eyes
    Hope he can see it in mine
    Money gon' make me Crazy




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