Fostering the next generation of social invalids (Score 1)

It looks to me as if this is the perfect product for all those socially inept teens out there. What a nifty way to keep them locked up their rooms while they have virtual parties, virtual dates, et cetera on their computers. All the while they are not showering, going to class, or having any sort of real human interaction beyond a computer screen with avatars based on highly exaggerated or false physical attributes. This brings back memories of the movie Lawnmower Man where the guy is drawn into the "cyber" world and has lost all touch with the real world. I'm not bashing Microsoft here in any way; I just think the idea will be a short-lived one as, hopefully, the current generation realizes that there is life beyond threedegrees, Quake III, and Slashdot.