HOW CAN WE CHANGE OUR LIVES FOR THE BETTER IN SL?

[Luna Bliss]

I'm sorry some of you seem to hate SL, the forum, and your lives in general.

No need to trample on my enjoyment though.

[Luna Bliss]

. double post

Edited October 11, 2023 by Luna Bliss

[Sid Nagy]

These videos have nothing, but really nothing to do with SL.
And I totally would not have said a word, if you were not so pushy to keep the thread going about your pseudo spiritual experience.
You don't even want to know what others experience in SL to get a better RL.

At the moment you only want to talk about your dances and gatherings in each and every thread.
Good for you, that you feel happy with it. But most of us got that picture several threads ago already.

 

Edited October 11, 2023 by Sid Nagy

[Luna Bliss]

7 minutes ago, Zalificent Corvinus said:

If people want to "grow" in SL, they can buy a Kupra, and edit their boob, butt, body fat, and height sliders too 100.

ok, now that is funny...

[Arielle Popstar]

1 minute ago, Luna Bliss said:

I'm sorry some of you seem to hate SL, the forum, and your lives in general.

No need to trample on my enjoyment though.

Would you be ok with a poster attending a Southern Baptist style church inworld and then sharing how he came to accept Jesus as his Lord and Saviour? Maybe posting some videos of sermons and talks of their fundamentalist theology?

[SabrinaCooke]

12 minutes ago, Luna Bliss said:

Really Sid, if you don't like seeing how another person enjoys 2nd life just leave the thread! 

It's a public forum. Posting in here for the public to read precludes that some people who read it may not agree with what you're saying, and may react via posting their own messages. It's the same way you post in other threads, regardless of whether or not people agree with your opinions. Funny how that works.

If you want to gatekeep who's reading and commenting on your threads, might I suggest creating a blog instead?

Edited October 11, 2023 by SabrinaCooke
Typos.

[Sid Nagy]

And now enough is said by me, I'm tiptoeing out of this thread.
Hallelujah brothers and sisters.

Edited October 11, 2023 by Sid Nagy

[Luna Bliss]

2 minutes ago, Sid Nagy said:

These videos have nothing, but really nothing to do with SL.
And I totally would not have said a word, if you were not so pushy to keep the thread going about your pseudo spiritual experience.
You don't even want to know what others experience in SL to get a better RL.

At the moment you only want to talk about your dances and gatherings in each and every thread.

They have everything to do with 2nd life.  I've met a woman in SL who gives classes/does healings...based on her Nordic Shamanic training. This has prompted me to learn more about that culture. I'm posting some stuff I learned here about their music here as I explore it more.

Persephone wanted to know what kind of Shamanism, so I'll blame her for that  <<<<< is joke.

Don't psychoanalyze me and tell me i don't even want to know what others experience in 2nd life that makes any of their lives better.  Anyone can post here and share, and I'm hoping they will.  And I started off the bat responding to Arielle talking about power sharing as that's what gives her life meaning here.

If I talk about my dances and gatherings "in every thread"(like the "what are you doing in SL today" thread) well it's because that's what I'm doing in SL)!  But, I post in lots of threads, and not always about dances and gatherings -- witness my relationship trauma up in the Lifestyles section.

[Luna Bliss]

11 minutes ago, Arielle Popstar said:

16 minutes ago, Luna Bliss said:

I'm sorry some of you seem to hate SL, the forum, and your lives in general.

No need to trample on my enjoyment though.

Would you be ok with a poster attending a Southern Baptist style church inworld and then sharing how he came to accept Jesus as his Lord and Saviour? Maybe posting some videos of sermons and talks of their fundamentalist theology?

Yes, I would be okay with it.

And I had no problem with the Christian creator who was looking for other Christian merchants to connect with, though many did.

It would be cool if people came to this thread with all sorts of experiences, be it a religious experience or a special healing nature spot in SL, and posted videos/music related to it -- whatever it is that makes their life better is fine.

Edited October 11, 2023 by Luna Bliss

[Luna Bliss]

7 minutes ago, SabrinaCooke said:

17 minutes ago, Luna Bliss said:

Really Sid, if you don't like seeing how another person enjoys 2nd life just leave the thread! 

It's a public forum. Posting in here for the public to read precludes that some people who read it may not agree with what you're saying, and may react via posting their own messages. It's the same way you post in other threads, regardless of whether or not people agree with your opinions. Funny how that works.

If you want to gatekeep who's reading and commenting on your threads, might I suggest creating a blog instead?

I have a right to request that people stay on topic, and the topic was clearly stated.  Our moderators very much want us to stay on topic.

The topic is...how can we change our lives for the better in SL?   So if you don't think SL changes you for the better in any way, wouldn't that be off-topic?

[SabrinaCooke]

Just now, Luna Bliss said:

I have a right to request that people stay on topic, and the topic was clearly stated.  Our moderators very much want us to stay on topic.

The topic is...how can we change our lives for the better in SL?   So if you don't think SL changes you for the better in any way, wouldn't that be off-topic?

Except you weren't requesting that Sid, in particular, stay on topic. You were asking him to leave for having a different opinion of what you were posting. Twice, may I add.

As I said, if you want people to not comment or react or disagree with whatever it is you're talking about in a public space, then best to start a blog where you can regurgitate any and all thoughts that come to your mind, with the freedom to ban people or delete dissenting opinions.

[Luna Bliss]

Just now, SabrinaCooke said:

3 minutes ago, Luna Bliss said:

I have a right to request that people stay on topic, and the topic was clearly stated.  Our moderators very much want us to stay on topic.

The topic is...how can we change our lives for the better in SL?   So if you don't think SL changes you for the better in any way, wouldn't that be off-topic?

Except you weren't requesting that Sid, in particular, stay on topic. You were asking him to leave for having a different opinion of what you were posting. Twice, may I add.

As I said, if you want people to not comment or react or disagree with whatever it is you're talking about in a public space, then best to start a blog where you can regurgitate any and all thoughts that come to your mind, with the freedom to ban people or delete dissenting opinions.

No, I wanted him to leave because this is supposed to be a thread about how SL benefits us.  He kept saying it does not benefit him.  Off-topic!

We are supposed to stay on topic, so if you don't think SL benefits you in any way don't post on this thread.  It's very simple.

[Luna Bliss]

5 minutes ago, SabrinaCooke said:

stay on topic

Has 2nd life made your life better in any way?

[SabrinaCooke]

25 minutes ago, Luna Bliss said:

Really Sid, if you don't like seeing how another person enjoys 2nd life just leave the thread! 

 

Just now, Luna Bliss said:

No, I wanted him to leave because this is supposed to be a thread about how SL benefits us.  He kept saying it does not benefit him.  Off-topic!

We are supposed to stay on topic, so if you don't think SL benefits you in any way don't post on this thread.  It's very simple.

See the part I bolded above.

Seriously, if you can't take it, don't dish it out. And since you wish to stay on topic, I find living by that philosophy makes my SL and RL better.

[SabrinaCooke]

1 minute ago, Luna Bliss said:

Has 2nd life made your life better in any way?

Addressed above.

[SabrinaCooke]

1 minute ago, SabrinaCooke said:

Addressed above.

 

[Luna Bliss]

Please stay on topic, Sabrina.  If you don't I'm going to have to report you.  I hate to do that as I don't like to appeal to a higher authority to go against my forum cohorts.  But if you continue I'll need to, as you are trashing the thread.

[SabrinaCooke]

1 minute ago, Luna Bliss said:

Please stay on topic, Sabrina.  If you don't I'm going to have to report you.  I hate to do that as I don't like to appeal to a higher authority to go against my forum cohorts.  But if you continue I'll need to, as you are trashing the thread.

LOL go ahead. 

[Sid Nagy]

Okay one more than, since this thread seems about me all of a sudden:
SL did make my RL better. As I told in my first post in this thread. It became totally boring. That made me see the light (to stay somewhat even more on topic) that I should spend way more of my time in RL.

So I was totally on topic. Only not in a way that you Luna were hoping for.

And now the forums are talking to me too: Spend more time in RL, Sid.

Hallelujah brothers and sisters, for these spiritual gifts from SL and the forum at the right moment. 
 

Edited October 11, 2023 by Sid Nagy
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[Zalificent Corvinus]

29 minutes ago, Luna Bliss said:

Don't psychoanalyze me

 

40 minutes ago, Luna Bliss said:

I'm sorry some of you seem to hate SL, the forum, and your lives in general.

Projection much?

Pot, meet Kettle.

Edited October 11, 2023 by Zalificent Corvinus

[Luna Bliss]

Just now, Zalificent Corvinus said:

27 minutes ago, Luna Bliss said:

Don't psychoanalyze me

 

38 minutes ago, Luna Bliss said:

I'm sorry some of you seem to hate SL, the forum, and your lives in general.

Projection much?

Pot, meet Kettle.

I said "some of you"....and I was referring to people who have frequently expressed they dislike both SL and the forum (many saying they don't even log inworld anymore).  And more than a few have expressed how miserable they are in 1st life.

So, based on reality and not just my projection.

I feel this forum overall has become horribly negative, and I'm not the only one.

I don't believe in sugar-sweet positivity not based on reality either, but really this forum has gone downhill in terms of what we really should be doing here as a front for SL -- presenting SL in a positive light.

SL is great for me!  I hope others will see my enthusiasm and maybe even get interested in some stuff we're posting here related to what we're involved in and enthused about.

The photo threads and "what are we doing today' threads are usually pretty good with this, but I felt we needed another thread to showcase what goes on in SL.

[Zalificent Corvinus]

24 minutes ago, Luna Bliss said:

The topic is...how can we change our lives for the better in SL?   So if you don't think SL changes you for the better in any way, wouldn't that be off-topic?

No, as "we can't change our lives for the better in SL" is a perfectly valid reply to the QUESTION you asked, it's not off topic just because it's not the answer you hoped for.

Further, your implied claim that if you haven't had some alternative religious experience in SL, then you are not and can not enjoy SL, is frankly, not only insulting but insane.

Personally I enjoy the fact that I NEVER have preachy missionary types banging on the door of my SL home on a Sunday, trying to sell me their cult's dogma.

[Luna Bliss]

1 minute ago, Zalificent Corvinus said:

No, as "we can't change our lives for the better in SL" is a perfectly valid reply to the QUESTION you asked, it's not off topic just because it's not the answer you hoped for.

ok...you believe SL can't change your life for the better.  Registered.  So your purpose in staying on the thread is to dis everyone else who claims SL did change their life for the better?

[Luna Bliss]

6 minutes ago, Zalificent Corvinus said:

Further, your implied claim that if you haven't had some alternative religious experience in SL, then you are not and can not enjoy SL, is frankly, not only insulting but insane.

Personally I enjoy the fact that I NEVER have preachy missionary types banging on the door of my SL home on a Sunday, trying to sell me their cult's dogma.

Really, you are reaching. I've never implied that having some alternative religious experience in SL is the only way to enjoy SL.  We've already talked about Arielle's Slex and power exchange, and how just sitting and gazing at the ocean makes my life better, and look at the discussion about having a SL home and how many feel attached to their homes and it brings great meaning for them.

I don't know of preachy missionary types banging on doors in SL -- that's a new one.

 

Edited October 11, 2023 by Luna Bliss

[Zalificent Corvinus]

Just now, Luna Bliss said:

ok...you believe SL can't change your life for the better.  Registered.  So your purpose in staying on the thread is to dis everyone else who claims SL did change their life for the better?

Don't put words in my mouth.

I said that "the statement in quotation marks was a perfectly valid reply to your original question. At no time did I reveal my own personal opinion on said question, if I had, it wouldn't have been in quotation marks. I'd have just said it to your face.

My "purpose" here is to point out that 1) you are trying to PUSH your religious beliefs, which is a forum no-no, and 2) you are FRAUDULENTLY claiming that anyone who DARES disagree with anything you say is "off topic".