Robberinthemuseum Posted February 5, 2022 Share Posted February 5, 2022 So for me, SL is total freedom and fantasy. When I'm in SL, I love meeting people and hearing about what makes them tick. What their hobbies, passions etc are. The only part of their RL I'm interested in is maybe where they live, food, hobbies, interests etc. I think maybe I'm a bit weird because when I asked about voice chat, some people said they needed to confirm gender through voice chat and I just don't see the point. I come to SL to do things and experience Sims I just can't in RL. I assume everyone's AV is not an accurate depiction of who they are in RL but rather an aspect of their personality they are exploring or a piece of art. I love the variety of AVs. Am I the only one who doesn't really care about how much the avatar aligns with the person's RL identity? I mean, I only interact with them in SL anyway. SL is very separate for me. Maybe I compartmentalize too much 🤷♀️. I heard the word "catfish" thrown about. So do you think the avatar should somewhat be in alignment with RL? Do you think it's wrong for people in SL to fabricate an online identity and then have a flirty relationship with other AVs? Do you feel that people use SL trick others into romantic relationships? Do you think they are just having fun and exploring their sexuality or other fantasies in this way? For me, I have found covid lockdowns really tough and it really helps to travel and explore in SL. I'm not into anything too heavy in SL though. But I do like flirting. I don't care what gender the person is in real life as long as the AV has the right gender for me because I will never meet them in RL 😄 What do you think? 🤔 I never thought about it until I read the comments on the voice chat thread. I have no problem with middle aged men pretending to be young women. ^^ 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucia Nightfire Posted February 5, 2022 Share Posted February 5, 2022 Voice ruins immersion. 14 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigmoe Whitfield Posted February 5, 2022 Share Posted February 5, 2022 4 minutes ago, Lucia Nightfire said: Voice ruins immersion. Only time I use it is when I'm building or outside the SL window. and if I'm on one of my alts it's never coming on just because of the ruining of immersion, some people want to take my alts as girls and that's how it stays. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Istelathis Posted February 5, 2022 Share Posted February 5, 2022 (edited) I don't think it is any of my business. Edited February 5, 2022 by Istelathis 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coffee Pancake Posted February 5, 2022 Share Posted February 5, 2022 The reddit post ... https://www.reddit.com/r/secondlife/comments/skuvsa/not_interested_in_rl_gender_or_looks/ I will add .. starting a common troll topic and cross posting it in as many places as you can, tends to make people question your motives. 9 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sirhc DeSantis Posted February 5, 2022 Share Posted February 5, 2022 (edited) Reddit is still a Thing? Who knew ok another reason to not login to thré forums (sic) Carry on being irrelevant and talking to yer selves Edited February 5, 2022 by sirhc DeSantis 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robberinthemuseum Posted February 5, 2022 Author Share Posted February 5, 2022 🤣I trade stocks too so I guess different communities have different platforms haha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robberinthemuseum Posted February 5, 2022 Author Share Posted February 5, 2022 43 minutes ago, Coffee Pancake said: The reddit post ... https://www.reddit.com/r/secondlife/comments/skuvsa/not_interested_in_rl_gender_or_looks/ I will add .. starting a common troll topic and cross posting it in as many places as you can, tends to make people question your What do you mean? I thought cross posting was normal. I usually do that. I do it all the time on Facebook 🤷♂️ 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rowan Amore Posted February 5, 2022 Share Posted February 5, 2022 That explains a lot. And check your other post. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bree Giffen Posted February 5, 2022 Share Posted February 5, 2022 I think American society has gotten to the point where a person's avatar gender IS their true gender. It no longer matters what they are biologically. If you are dating a woman in SL, and you voice with her and they sound like a man, they are still a woman. 4 1 6 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silent Mistwalker Posted February 5, 2022 Share Posted February 5, 2022 1 hour ago, Robberinthemuseum said: So for me, SL is total freedom and fantasy. When I'm in SL, I love meeting people and hearing about what makes them tick. What their hobbies, passions etc are. The only part of their RL I'm interested in is maybe where they live, food, hobbies, interests etc. I think maybe I'm a bit weird because when I asked about voice chat, some people said they needed to confirm gender through voice chat and I just don't see the point. I come to SL to do things and experience Sims I just can't in RL. I assume everyone's AV is not an accurate depiction of who they are in RL but rather an aspect of their personality they are exploring or a piece of art. I love the variety of AVs. Am I the only one who doesn't really care about how much the avatar aligns with the person's RL identity? I mean, I only interact with them in SL anyway. SL is very separate for me. Maybe I compartmentalize too much 🤷♀️. I heard the word "catfish" thrown about. So do you think the avatar should somewhat be in alignment with RL? Do you think it's wrong for people in SL to fabricate an online identity and then have a flirty relationship with other AVs? Do you feel that people use SL trick others into romantic relationships? Do you think they are just having fun and exploring their sexuality or other fantasies in this way? For me, I have found covid lockdowns really tough and it really helps to travel and explore in SL. I'm not into anything too heavy in SL though. But I do like flirting. I don't care what gender the person is in real life as long as the AV has the right gender for me because I will never meet them in RL 😄 What do you think? 🤔 I never thought about it until I read the comments on the voice chat thread. I have no problem with middle aged men pretending to be young women. ^^ Here we go again. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rowan Amore Posted February 5, 2022 Share Posted February 5, 2022 6 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Racheal Rexen Posted February 5, 2022 Share Posted February 5, 2022 Oh I just realized it's the weekend , that explains everything 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alwin Alcott Posted February 5, 2022 Share Posted February 5, 2022 (edited) 3 hours ago, Robberinthemuseum said: ? ? ? ? ? ? one more "what do you think..." and i start screaming.... come on please nothing wrong with re-asking/posting subjects, but these are ..... [fill in at like] Edited February 5, 2022 by Alwin Alcott Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robberinthemuseum Posted February 5, 2022 Author Share Posted February 5, 2022 1 hour ago, Silent Mistwalker said: Here we go again. Actually, I really didn't know this was a thing 😅 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shireena1 Posted February 5, 2022 Share Posted February 5, 2022 ummm, ok, I am sorta comfortable that the purple raindeer I was chatting to in secondlife might possibly not be that in real life. Or the horse avatar, dogs, cats, pixies, and other assorted things.😁 I am here to explore and have some fun, but not too much fun lol. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robberinthemuseum Posted February 5, 2022 Author Share Posted February 5, 2022 2 minutes ago, shireena1 said: ummm, ok, I am sorta comfortable that the purple raindeer I was chatting to in secondlife might possibly not be that in real life. Or the horse avatar, dogs, cats, pixies, and other assorted things.😁 I am here to explore and have some fun, but not too much fun lol. 🤣 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blaise Glendevon Posted February 5, 2022 Share Posted February 5, 2022 3 hours ago, Bree Giffen said: I think American society has gotten to the point where a person's avatar gender IS their true gender. It no longer matters what they are biologically. If you are dating a woman in SL, and you voice with her and they sound like a man, they are still a woman. How does one "sound like a man" though? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orwar Posted February 5, 2022 Share Posted February 5, 2022 33 minutes ago, Blaise Glendevon said: How does one "sound like a man" though? Dad-sneezes so the Forums go lopsided. Any further questions? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jordyn McGregor Posted February 5, 2022 Share Posted February 5, 2022 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick0678 Posted February 5, 2022 Share Posted February 5, 2022 6 hours ago, Bree Giffen said: I think American society has gotten to the point where a person's avatar gender IS their true gender. It no longer matters what they are biologically. If you are dating a woman in SL, and you voice with her and they sound like a man, they are still a woman. .. nods, on another account i play a young sexy Londonese Miss and i very rarely voice while logged in BUT whenever i do some people act surprised and i can't figure out why! (**i do have a bass male voice by nature.. somewhat like Joe Cocker) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StarlanderGoods Posted February 5, 2022 Share Posted February 5, 2022 A more interesting question would be, why people need to keep a fresh version of this exact thread at all times? 4 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arielle Popstar Posted February 5, 2022 Share Posted February 5, 2022 3 hours ago, StarlanderGoods said: A more interesting question would be, why people need to keep a fresh version of this exact thread at all times? Because to post on a three-month-old thread, would have everyone crying about necro posting. Hence we will have to do with regurgitated thread topics. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silent Mistwalker Posted February 5, 2022 Share Posted February 5, 2022 8 hours ago, Robberinthemuseum said: Actually, I really didn't know this was a thing 😅 Bull. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blaise Glendevon Posted February 5, 2022 Share Posted February 5, 2022 7 minutes ago, Arielle Popstar said: Because to post on a three-month-old thread, would have everyone crying about necro posting. Hence we will have to do with regurgitated thread topics. I mean, we could just do without trolling about people's gender presentation entirely. 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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