How is the virtual society different than our real world society?

In our experiences with Second Life, the society there seems to be much more laid back and slower paced. In our travels we would occasionally run into people walking around, but they would just be talking to one another and not hurrying around like people do in real life. Furthermore, when we were traveling to the SL renditions of major US cities, the streets were empty--the sea of taxis and cars were nowhere to be seen. This is due to much in part to the drastic difference in modes of transportation in the virtual world. Their society relies on the ability to fly and teleport, which is much more efficient as well as spontaneous. If you have the sudden urge to go to Vegas even though you are in Abu Dubai, you are able travel to there or where ever you may want to go with just a simple click of the mouse. It also does not cost money to fly or teleport, which is a major difference to the real world societal notion that flying is an expensive form of transportation. Expenses in SL come in the form of purchasing land, or clothing, or vehicles, which can add up eventually. Second Life money, measured in Linden Dollars, has a current exchange rate of around 230 LD to 1 USD. Even though both societies have forms of transportation and money, they both differ drastically than their real life counterparts.