Well, ive been on since 2006, and ive been around to too many sims to count, but imma get down to brass tacks: Second Life WILL NOT die. Lemme explain why, Do you know how many people upload mesh, sounds, textures a day? That alone funds LL just fine, so it will not die from lack of funding. HOWEVER, SL's game engine itself is, well "wrong", just not right. Need proof? Play Crysis 3 or any other game from 2010 on, then try SL, notice that SL has "okay" graphix compared to the other game? but is somehow SLOWER... Like I said, just not right. So, in belive, in time when mesh starts to take over, and become more used, SL will quicken up and look better. But heres the twist, The so called "Prims" we all use, and even the normal SL Avatar are...ready for this? are....mesh. I know, I know, you dont belive me, well trust me, they are. So the problem is in the Prims and VERY poor rendering style, but personally I only use mesh now, plus, I make my own. I dont mean to rant, but this should be public knowledge.