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    SL vs RL - general thoughts

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    On 3/17/2018 at 6:51 AM, Karina Leborski said:

    For me Second life is a wast social phenomenon of the new era. Some place people can be whoever they want and do almost everything they want. But still, there are some real emotions can be involved. It scared the hell out of me back in 2009 and I preferred to run from it. Now, I have some general thoughts about mixing or keeping separate SL and RL. Is it even possible? Here is a short questionnaire, you can answer some, or all questions, just interesting how different people see it.

    1. Do you keep SL apart from RL? Are you open about RL with people in SL? Do you tell your RL friends about SL?

    2. Do you act very differently in SL than in RL?

    3. Do you spend a lot of time in SL? Do you think you can spend less time, if RL demands it? Do you think SL is addictive?

    4. Do you think SL affected or changed your RL self? In a good or in a  bad way?

    5. Do you think SL only relationship can be considered as an RL adultery? Can you manage both relationship without getting in trouble? 

    6. What is the most important thing there is about SL for you?

    7. Do you think a lot about things that happened in SL when you are offline?

    Thanks for participation!

     

     

    1. I used to put RL photos in my profile until an insane stalker griefer we banned began harassing me. They're not just *****wits now, they're insane and dangerous.

    2. I act the same as I do in RL in SL.

    3. Yes but working in RL simultaneously and AFK Much of the time. However, lately I'm only on when my bestie comes on. Sl has got boring for me. I've done and seen all there is to do after 11 years.

    4. No

    5. Adultery can be in the mind too, in fact, it's the most damaging kind to a parner. I do not do sex or engage in "love" in SL. Period.

    6. Physics = flying sailing horseback. NO other paltform has it.

    7. Never.

    Respect for private property and privacy.

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    Posted · Edited by RangiUtu

    On 12/2/2020 at 12:57 AM, Miller Thor said:

    How clearly do you actually have to mark private property than with a garden fence all around, a post box on the door and everything else that makes a private property recognizable even for the blindest hen? Almost every day idiots manage to make themselves unpopular with us by breaking into private houses that are more than clearly recognizable as such. Just as numerous morons manage to make themselves unpopular by messing with other people's vehicles for them and trying to use them without permission. The icing on the cake are those weak mates who break into houses where the owners are in them and say "Hello, there I am". Unfortunately, the banned list only has 500 entries free to shut out such idiots. With the best of intentions, Second Life does not mean losing respect for private property. In my opinion, respect for private property and the right to privacy should be very much incorporated into the Community Standards and TOS of Linden Labs and specially emphasized.

    Groups were originally for land use and restrictions. You don't need obnoxious orbs. Simply make a different group for the private parcel residents. Set those parcels to group only. Give paying residents perms to invite friends to the group. No more invaders. Easy peasy.

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    Why is it so difficult making friends here?

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    Posted · Edited by RangiUtu

    On 7/30/2020 at 11:08 AM, MelodicRain said:

    I don't know why it's so hard making friends in SL. Ironically it used to be much simpler back in the prim/sculpty days when everyone looked like a clown, 90% of my friends list came from those days, and almost all my "active" friends are from then as well, but as expected most of those old friends have already quit SL. I try to be very friendly, chatty, funny, and open to all interests as long as I'm not totally grossed out by it (e.g. amputation or something), sometimes going as far as pretending I'm really into something just to get the conversation going even though I'm kinda meh about it (e.g. dancing). I try going to different places, including a few 18+ places. I'm an introvert though I try my best IMing others, usually complimenting their looks even though sometimes I think their look is meh but their profile interests me.

    I don't know what else I'm supposed to do. So far 99% of the "conversations" I get are either rude, boring (basically all I get are 1-2 word replies "hi" "ok" "thank u"), creepy (had a couple of people ask my RL address within a few sentences), completely ignored, or just bland dirty talk. I'm pretty sure my appearance is not a factor cause I spend a ridiculous amount of time perfecting it and almost everyone I talk with approve of it. I do have a distinctive Asian look though... I really hope it's not because most people only want to chat with people who look like they're from an English speaking country for a lack of a better word... Either most of the people in the places I go to are just not friend-worthy or I'm not trying hard enough? I literally think it's easier to make friends IRL than here...

    Anyway mostly just venting... wondering if anyone else feels the same.

    Tēnā koe, Melodic. I agree with your entire post Melodic. SL Isn't the same as it once was. It's NOT your appearance. Classic places are gone (Midnight Reflections, Sleek Beach, Bora Bora, Lesbian Paradise - I could go on forever. Things were different then and it was so easy to make friends. The Lindens changed many things to attract the farcebook/twitter crowd who had short attention spans and came here to be entertained immediately, whereas our generation came here to participate, create, and live here. Back in the day you wouldn't get caught dead putting up a social media banner or forcing residents to the internet for "instructions." People came here to get away from the internet.

    The friends we made were usually forever. I've known my bestie for 10 years and we're closer than ever. We know all about each other's RL. We can chat more in world if you like and I can introduce you to some activities you might not have done and for which an entire new crop of friends will be available to you. PM me and I'll give you my real avatar name - Emmie and I'm from Aotearoa, New Zealand of course! 🙂 Kia ora.

    I've Worked Every Thanksgiving of My Life. Why Can't the Lindens?

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    Posted · Edited by RangiUtu

    On 11/27/2020 at 11:07 AM, Drakonadrgora Darkfold said:

    Tough if you don't like it. Their company their rules. Not for you or anyone to decide what is fair or not since you're not in control and never will be.

    A lot of companies completely shut down for the holidays. Does not matter if you think is fair or right or not. Just because you had to work the holidays because of the job you chose to work at.

    Anger issues much or are you a Linden? I've been a first responder and know what it's like to work every holiday away from family. She/ he could be too. Why the 'tude mate? Chill.

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    Not Liking the Cloud

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    11 hours ago, Janet Voxel said:

    Technologeez: The Cloud. After a longer-than-anticipated break… | by Natalie Mead | Medium

    It's something that a corporation called Linden Lab said was done to make things better, but corporations never do thing to make things better - they do things because it's cheaper and increases profits. I and my friends are having all the same problems. If you think the cloud was purely an altruistic move, I got some land in the Southern Ocean to sell you.

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    What are some more of your pet peeves?

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    Posted · Edited by RangiUtu

    On 7/4/2020 at 7:44 AM, LittleMe Jewell said:

    Hair demos that don't include a HUD -- so you can't tell exactly how the color you are interested in actually looks.

    Too bad.......... No Sale (even when On Sale).  I really liked the style, too.

    They do it with clothing as well. "M" Is one of the worst for providing only a single shoe as a demo and a colour HUD that doesn't work...and the most expensive as well. What do they think I'm going to steal it? Never a sale and mostly empty now compared to other stores with good quality and a better price point.

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    Making things more complicated isn't improvement

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    On 4/28/2020 at 5:26 PM, Jordan Whitt said:

    Sweetness, calm your t*ts.  I guess you left your sense of humour back in 2012 too.

    But since you only want boring, dry and serious responses to your topic...

    All good things require some form of effort.  But it sounds like that is just something you are not prepared to do.

     

    Your response is exactly what's wrong with these forums. I'm not impressed.

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    Is Secondlife ...

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    2 hours ago, Parhelion Palou said:

    Land rental businesses are generally just on the edge of losing money. If dropping their prices means the landlord can't afford the maintenance fee then they'll dump the region. 

    As for mainland, so much of mainland is a garbage heap that many people wouldn't want land even with a price drop. People are flocking to Bellisseria because it looks good. 

    Agreed on that point - They wouldn't take a lot of it even if it was free because it's such a rubbish dump. LOL.

    Is Secondlife ...

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    Posted · Edited by RangiUtu

    On 4/7/2020 at 2:58 AM, Flea Yatsenko said:

    LL is moving around income sources in order to make land cheaper. It's a good thing, and it's been in the works for a long time. All these empty sims are because there's too much supply and not enough demand at the current price. By lowering the cost of a sim, or land in general, it would, in theory, increase demand for land. Which would actually increase the SL economy and get more users in world.

    To have land in SL, compared to other games, cost a lot more. LL is trying to fix that. And they could make a lot more money making microtransactions, i.e. marketplace sales, in a successful and more populated grid than relying on a lot of empty sims. But it's going to be a big change, and a lot of people are going to interpret it the wrong way.

    SL can be ready for a golden age if they handle this right and open SL up to new markets.

    It's not going to work if the estate owner beneficiaries don't lower rents accordingly and they are not. The Wild West continent has gone from 35 sims to 20 in the last 4 weeks. Sims have simply disappeared because the estate owner won't hold them if they can't rent them but -- they won't rent them because they keep their rental costs the same instead of adjusting them to the real world economic slowdown. It's happening everywhere including on the Marketplace. Some of the pricing will simply never produce sales.

    Would you date your avatar?

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    On 4/2/2020 at 5:44 PM, Gopi Passiflora said:

    I know, weird question, but this is a half-hearted attempt to bring some levity....

    (if your avatar(s) are not your preferred gender, for the sake of this topic, pretend there's a version of it that is or something.)

    I'd date my female human avatars.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=urNyg1ftMIU

    The Guild w Felicia Day "Do You Want to Date My Avatar"

    Problems moving, staying in SL ... etc

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    It has happened to me intermittently with no rhyme or reason and independent of the number logged in. A relog fixes it. I've got a 230Mbps connection so it's definitely not that.

    BTW< the recent record (last 5 years) of logged in at one time has been reached of 58K just this week but remember, 10 years ago on an older PC, I was doing just fine when we had daily concurrency of 88K. I think SL has wasted too many resources on their failed sansar experiment and neglected SL. (Sorry I had to get that dig in so flame away.)

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