Cheer Up, Ben: Your Economy Isn’t As Bad as This One  —  In the Make-Believe World Of ‘Second Life,’ Banks Are Really Collapsing  —  In the real world, banks are reeling from the subprime-mortgage mess.  In the online game Second Life, a shutdown of the make-believe banking system is causing real-life havoc for thousands of people.

Source:   Wall Street Journal

Author:   Robin Sidel

Link:   http://online.wsj.com/article/SB120104351064608025…