What are some examples of emergent properties in Second Life?

[Gopi Passiflora]

Like what are some things that come accidentally or as a side effect of the existence of Second Life?

I'd say (and not to be negative, it's what came to my mind first) that pools of "toxicity" have arose in the Second Life safe hubs. They are an example of emergent behavior.

[Lindal Kidd]

The song, "Detachable Pea Niss"

[Drayke Newall]

Pointless and sometimes rather disturbing TV episodes reacting to SL. I'm looking at you CSI - NY 😒 .

Edited July 31, 2019 by Drayke Newall
cause pic emojis are better than text ones.

[Conifer Dada]

Thousands of gardens not tended to, houses not cleaned, books not read, projects not finished . . . 

[Conifer Dada]

I think to some extent SL avatar shapes have evolved separately from RL because people tend to choose or create shapes that are 'improvements' of their previous SL shape, without reference to reality!

Edited August 2, 2019 by Conifer Dada

[Bree Giffen]

Very true Conifer. For example the whole pony rider fad was like, "Where did that come from?" It was truly emergent weirdness from SL. 

[Lindal Kidd]

Meeroos.  Definitely, Meeroos.

[norajulian]

On 8/2/2019 at 5:56 AM, Conifer Dada said:

people tend to choose or create shapes that are 'improvements' of their previous SL shape, without reference to reality!

Hey, I’m not 9 feet tall and 75% leg anymore, I’ll have you know! 😛 

 

[Morena Tully]

From my perspective, and people I've known, it tends to bring out a creative side that's dormant, or never realized before. That's usually right brain stuff, the artist, the writer, the dreamer, but it can be the left side too, with creating inventive scripting. This all tends to spill over into first life, where  a person might start up a new hobby, or new ideas in their workplace.

Those are positives. I can name a dozen negative results SL can cause, but I always prefer good things!

[Arduenn Schwartzman]

'Emergent properties' in the most literal sense: stacks of rental spheres towering miles high, as far as the eye can see, with not a soul living in them

 

Edited August 4, 2019 by Arduenn Schwartzman
Photographic evidence added