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    Principles of Second Life.

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    12 hours ago, Prokofy Neva said:

    I'm 19+ years old and I got it.

    I have followed Philip Linden's adventures with interest.

    I think he was enamored with the creativity of Burning Man because he saw BM from one of those air-conditioned RVs with all the amenities inside and because Burning Man does not last forever; it's a few weeks. This past year due to the hordes of people, bad weather, and poor sanitation management, it became unbearable, go Google it.

    Philip (may he live forever!) invented Second Life but didn't live inside of it like we do. He lived in a lovely California house somewhere with all the amenities and then some, even with problems like "we can't water our lawns". 

    So he may not have ever considered that one day of a giant spinning multi-coloured dildo is "art" or "funny," but 5 years of it after the creator logs out, never returns, and you have to keep looking at it, is not.

     

    I did happen to see the burning/raining man festival coverage when it hit the news earlier this year. I don't normally see anything about BM in the news, so it caught my eye. 

    I agree about Philip being enamored with the creativity. It reminds me of the John Lennon/Paul McCartney interview where they were talking about starting Apple Corps. John says they "Set it up and then see where it goes. It's like a top and we set it goin' and hope for the best."

    In Second Life's case though, it was spinning dildos. 

    Principles of Second Life.

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    On 8/13/2023 at 10:50 AM, Silent Mistwalker said:

    Second Life was never anything like Burning Man. Since SL is online and not RL, it violates all of the BM principles.

    Please enlighten us with your sources, Silent.

    "Gifting
    Burning Man is devoted to acts of gift giving. The value of a gift is unconditional. Gifting does not contemplate a return or an exchange for something of equal value."

    Freebies are very common in SL, as well as group gifts. Thanks to all of the creators that uphold this principle. It helps new residents tremendously and continues to be appreciated by the community. 💗

    "Communal Effort
    Our community values creative cooperation and collaboration. We strive to produce, promote and protect social networks, public spaces, works of art, and methods of communication that support such interaction."

    We are immersed in a creative world where we often help each other learn. There are many free tutorials on the Internet and on YouTube. People have taken the time to share their knowledge. Thank you! 

    "Participation
    Our community is committed to a radically participatory ethic. We believe that transformative change, whether in the individual or in society, can occur only through the medium of deeply personal participation. We achieve being through doing. Everyone is invited to work. Everyone is invited to play. We make the world real through actions that open the heart.

    There are almost endless events and groups that invite community participation. Hosts, artists and DJ's invest their time and money to entertain us. I have discovered new musicians and artists thanks to their generosity through the years. Thank you for helping us to feel included and sharing your music and talent with us!

     

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    Principles of Second Life.

    in General Discussion Forum

    Posted · Edited by Ann Forbes

    3 hours ago, AmeliaJ08 said:

    Great points.

    I think another reason SL works like this is because of its relative obscurity, it simply doesn't get the attention of enough people looking to do harm. It gets some no doubt but there's better targets for anyone looking to troll.

    It does have a reputation though, no doubt (SL users can be very easily trolled when it does happen) and historically it seems there was a lot more grief against the platform and its users. As far as I know nothing much has changed in how this is tackled, it just doesn't get the trolls attention quite as much as it once did.

    New World Notes: Burning Man, Which Inspired Second Life, Gets Griefed Like Second Life (blogs.com)

     

     

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    Principles of Second Life.

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    Cite sources

    The 10 Principles of Burning Man | Burning Man

    Is SL still like this or do you feel it has changed through the years?

    "In fact, today’s conversations around the metaverse remind me a lot of the conversations we were having nearly 20 years ago about Second Life, which Philip Rosedale’s Linden Lab launched in 2003. Rosedale is very clear about the ways in which he was inspired by Snow Crash. He is also clear, however, that a trip to Burning Man in the late 1990s forever framed his thinking about virtual worlds, their inhabitants, and their ethos." ~ The metaverse is just a new word for an old idea | MIT Technology Review

    "A pivotal stop was Burning Man, the orgiastic festival in the Black Rock Desert of Nevada. A self-described introvert, Rosedale got turned in a major way by the togetherness and expressiveness of the scene. “I would just walk up to you and be like, ‘Dude, nice outfit,'” he says. “I wasn’t high. I was just walking around and just felt that way.” There was something about being stuck in the desert with a group of strangers, and forming what he calls this “magical social construct” that spoke to him deeply. And, though he’s only been to the festival once, he says it remains a profound influence for the alternate society he’s building.

    Rosedale said: “Burning Man is wondrously purposeless,” he says. “It asks you not to have a reason to be there. You’re brought together by hostility of the environment. You think you could die out there, and you could die. It gets cold, the wind comes up on you. You’re brought together by a need to protect each other in the harsh environment. Second Life is a new scary, difficult environment. People are brought together by their desire to help each other through it at the beginning… Burning Man is Second Life.” ~ David Kushner: Inside Second Life With Creator Philip Rosedale – Rolling Stone

    "I want my kindred: those with whom I have full fellow-feeling.” ~ Charlotte Bronte

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    I guess my shopping days are over.

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    Thanks for the recommendations, Bookish.

    Neve, (NO) Nylon Outfitters, Mutresse, Aphorism, Tetra, Ducknipple, Valentina E., GO!,  Fashionably Dead, Mikunch, Thalia Heckroth, Tres Blah, C'est la Vie ! and Pixicat also have some stylish, conservative items and a good selection.

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    Unisex Wish List :-D

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    I have been seeking a more unisex, modest wardrobe recently, especially stylish mid to lower heeled dress shoe and boot options: Somewhat chunky heel booties, mid height convertible pumps, open/peeptoe with a mid heel.

    There are some terrific men's clothing stores in SL now. It would be nice to see female options for their products. They would work well for a ladies casual, everyday-type of wardrobe. 

    Think well-groomed and a little "undone" at the same. Chic-Décontracté.

    What do you think? 🙂

    Thanks, Ann

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