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Ivy Mysterious

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  1. It is the default though. When you first create your account, your settings by default are set to General only, both inworld and on the MP, so you're asking for something to happen that's already happening, just the vast majority of SL fix it so they can go to all sorts of Sims
  2. May want to creat your own thread for that darlin, this threads for talking about hot takes and unpopular opinions :)
  3. It still has potential. Your responses are giving " I don't participate in Adult activities, so I don't understand why anyone else would or why it's allowed". As Rowan said, it's very easy to avoid the adult side of SL if you're willing to adjust your search settings to do so. Keep it all on General and/or Moderate and Voila! No adult sims or products will show up, it's like it doesn't exist . I do it frequently to weed out the billion escort clubs when I search for Roleplay sims
  4. Care to explain the difference? And that's not true, I've seen quite a few pretty well known creators have tip jars set out
  5. Here's a other hot take/unpopular opinion: Popular creators having tip jars set out is silly. You really expect us to tip you for re-texturing something you bought full perm off the MP or other 3rd party sites and resell for far more than its actually worth? Are y'all not making ENOUGH off sells?
  6. I disagree wholeheartedly. As someone who participates in the adult RP side of SL regularly, the reason it's become so hypersexualized is because that's what the vast majority of it's users want. If that wasn't the case, most of its creators wouldn't be making stuff for it, adult and BDSM furniture, lingerie and other sexy clothing, toys etc.
  7. I will say though, I love seeing people become Chewbacca when they forget to turn the Evo X button on 😂😂😂
  8. Agreed, a lot of the people that I used to hang out with don't log in anymore and it seems harder than ever to make new friends 😕. I think a lot of what used to make SL special isn't there anymore
  9. As an Evo X user myself I'm biased towards it, but I will admit that I've completely forgotten why there UV map has to be upside down to begin with
  10. They haven't always creeped me out, but here in the last couple years they've started to. If you run around with animal ears and a tail I'm cool with it, but the full anthro avis are a little too much for me personally anymore
  11. IDk if they still do or not, but I know VR USED to be a thing in SL
  12. Some of my SL hot takes because why not? How body mesh was introduced was a HUGE mistake. Kid Avatar's need their own separate platform, they don't need to be on the same platform that is hypersexualized. SL Content creation should have stayed a hobby or at most, a second income. You're just asking for a lawsuit if you're putting RL brand logos on your virtual products. SL was better back before everything became money and popularity-based. Flexi should've stayed dead. The Community side of SL died years ago. People take too much comfort in this platform's anonymity and treat people horribly because of it. What are some of your Hot takes/ Unpopular opinions?
  13. No it's not, it's the ONLY discussion you will even entertain at this point and that's exactly the point you are pushing, whether you mean to or not. In your eyes, the only side of SL that matters is the erotic/ BDSM side. SL is celebrating 20 years, that's a milestone not a lot of platforms can reach, and the suggestion that the adult side of this platform should be the only or the main focal point of it is a very narrow minded one to have. The fact of the matter is, whether it be games or virtual platforms or social media, they have to keep mixing it up and catering to a large audience, not a niche, to keep that business going. Only catering or focusing on one specific niche is not how they will guarantee that SL will be around for much longer.
  14. But an overabundance of the same thing can also hurt it. Take the RL Dollar General grocery store chain for example. They are constantly putting up stores, often times within miles of each other. Putting up the same business so frequently is going to cause an overabundance where some, if not most locations aren't going to be making anything because of it. The very same thing can be said for EXTREME overabundance of escort and strip clubs on the platform. There are so many of those inworld that most of them are struggling to get any customers because most of them are a carbon copy of another one and unless you are doing something to make your club stand out from the clutter, you aren't going to be open for long at all. A large abundance of something isn't always a good thing.
  15. I've been a part of the Erotic/ BDSM scene of SL pretty much since the day I signed up for this, I still continue to partake in very erotic and adult RP and have spent a HEFTY sum of money over the years that was for such things such as cuffs, collars, gags, blindfolds, plugs, and hooks ( I can't exactly specify because....Forum rules LOL) as well as certain body fluid layers as well as injury layers for such things. While yes SL has become very hypersexual in recent years, to say it's always been like this just isn't true. Back when I first signed up 12 years ago the Adult scene wasn't AS big as it is now and trying to force SL to be JUST that, when there's actually a large percentage of inworld residents who don't participate in anything even remotely adult themed is probably the most ridiculous idea I've ever heard. Just because the adult scene is something you and I both enjoy doesn't mean it's the ONLY thing that should be allowed or catered to. People get on Sl for a LARGE variety of reasons, blogging, creation, family, dating, musical pursuits and more. If LL were to shut all that out and just focus on the adult side of things ( which I highly doubt they will, I was an admin of an Adult RP sim, and getting them to even acknowledge the fact that BDSM or adult RP sims exist was an uphill battle) it would be financial suicide because they would be pushing out a large chunk of their users to do so.
  16. I don't know really know how to start this post in any other way but here it goes: Creators, please stop using third-party programs such as DAZ3D, Morphs, AI Art, or any method other than raw pictures taken inworld with minimal to no editing (save for body logos, what's included, etc) to showcase your products. Show your confidence in the work you put in by doing this. The use of any other method only shows that you're either: Not very happy with the product results trying to hide something on it that you know you cannot hide with an inworld shot Third-party renders literally do your product a disservice in not showing the true quality of your product, something that will only be shown when people try the demos and realize your product either does or doesn't look like the third-party rendering you used. Inworld, minimally edited pics do a better job showing your confidence in the products you release than you all seem to think third-party renders and AI- Art does.
  17. If this thread gets locked that'll be my next step ❤️
  18. *I understand that you don't want anymore forums created concerning the bonnie bot situations, but I hope that at least before you lock this thread, you'll answer some questions concerning it. Please don't ban me, I just want some more clarity on it all! and I'm sure I'm not the only one* In concerns to you saying the following: "Any information, content, or communications, including personal information, you provide when you use any of these features will be available to the recipients (dependent on the nature of the tool) and may be publicly posted and otherwise disclosed without limitations as to its use by us or any third party" and "Given the nature of the tools, we have no obligation to keep private any information you made available to other users or the public using these functions" What exactly would you consider information that bonnie bots, if they were to share it, would be a breach of the LL ToS on Privacy? Is the credit/ Debit card info we provide to obtain a premium or premium plus membership, to purchase lindens safe? What about the government info People/ Creators have to supply to cashout their earnings? is that info safe or would that also be considered info that the Lindens have no obligations to keep private? and Lastly, would you consider, in light of recent events, making your privacy policy more transparent so users, both old and new alike, can make informed decisions so they can better protect themselves?
  19. oh wow! that's actually really cool! I've never been in an operational bookstore in SL before! wish I had known about it when it was still going! ❤️
  20. My longest profession was a Club hostess. I did it for about 7-ish, maybe almost 8 years give or take. I officially retired from it in 2020 because it wasn't enjoyable for me anymore. The club employee scene often times comes with a lot of drama and tension, especially if the managers are hard/ impossible to get along with and the owners aren't very involved in the running of it. I've had more than my fair share of issues with Club owners, managers and staff that, overall made working at them unpleasant and stressful. Also, if you're not very good at keeping conversations going while also drumming up VIP's in groups, while also sending notices to 3-6 other spam/ advertising groups along with the VIP group at the beginning of each set and at half time, AS WELL as continuing to chat up the present VIP's, make sure that nothing goes haywire and take care of any issues they come to you with, it can be a really stressful 2 hours LOL. Not to mention that 9/10 a hosting gig isn't a per-hour pay gig, it's totally tip reliant so if the VIP's don't tip you very much, sometimes you won't make anything.
  21. I know many of us either used to work within the Platform or still do so it's got me wondering: What is your Longest standing Profession in Second life? And if you have retired/ no longer do it, why? Mine will be down below! ❤️
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