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    The Saturday Sale Announces Price Increase--Thoughts?

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    I agree with a lot of the above! 100L feels like a lot more than 75L, and although it's only a 25L price rise, it will make me think twice before purchasing. However I totally understand the reasons behind why creators want to charge more. It does make Happy Weekend sales way more appealing though. I expect like others have said above, I will just be more careful with my spending. 100L items will add up quickly! 

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    How Do You Know When the Inworld Economy is Hurting?

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    On 1/19/2022 at 9:04 PM, Tarani Tempest said:

    I personally think you should spend how you feel is right for you.  I do not think that continuing to shop the sales is harming anyone.  I do think that is good for consumers and designers be aware of how the economy is effecting SL in both good and bad ways.

    Sales events are both; good and bad.  They absolutely do keep the Ls flowing which is a good thing. They are also driving down prices.  Good for some, maybe not so good for others.  This is a time will only tell type situations.

    As a designer, I need to sink or swim, and that is ultimately up to me to figure out.  As a consumer, your "job" is to spend your Ls exactly how you see fit, what you can afford and what you feel is worth your Ls.  That is all you can do :)

    And quite frankly, Thank you for thinking about it all

     

    Thank you @Tarani Tempest what a lovely answer! 💖

    Can we all start treating SL IMs the same way we treat RL IMs?

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    Haha, thanks @Anna Nova, I don't know if I would block something for this faux pas, but it always makes me rage 😡

    If there is someone in-world I want to speak to/hang out with and they don't reply to my IM straight away, I might be a little disappointed, but I rationalise that they're preoccupied, or that it isn't a good time for them, or that they're not in the mood to talk or whatever. All these reasons are perfectly justified! So I respect their right to reply to me when they're ready!  Please can we all perpetuate this attitude! Haha. 

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    Can we all start treating SL IMs the same way we treat RL IMs?

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    Just throwing this out there in the hope that this approach catches on, but...

    Could we all start acknowledging/treating IM messages in SL the same way we would on our phones in RL?

    What I mean by this is: don't expect someone to respond immediately. If you receive an IM in RL sometimes you might respond straight away, other times if you're busy or with people then you will respond at a later time when it is more convenient.

    This is how I think everyone should start seeing IMs. I am so fed up with the:

    "Hi"

    2 mins later

    "??"

    1 min later

    "guess u must be busy"

    Why is there this expectation that an IM must be replied to immediately? If someone didn't reply to your text in RL STRAIGHT AWAY you wouldn't freak out about it would you? So why do that in SL?

    It's different if you're in a sim standing next to someone. The fact that you're in each other's presence/company I think makes an instant interaction more obligatory. But otherwise, sending an SL IM should be like sending a RL IM. You message someone and then wait for a reply when it's convenient for them.

    That's just what I think, and it would make me happy if others agreed! Hahaha. But curious to hear other people's thoughts on this too. 😄

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    How do other people react to your avatars?

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    1 minute ago, Cinnamon Mistwood said:

    Is that a thing?  Using PIOF as a way to decide who to socialize with?  I don't think I've ever checked to see if anyone has that or not.

    Same. I've never even thought to look at that. I get that come people are cautious about engaging with alts, and suspect the worst, but for me, anyone who checks payment info first = a bit of a red flag!

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    How do other people react to your avatars?

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    35 minutes ago, Ayeleeon said:

    Maybe, but why are they standing around in a place where people dance? Sometimes I wonder if part of the issue is that this account does not have payment info attached. Of my three accounts only one does, I see no reason to add it more than that, it is easy enough to transfer Lindens. If they are looking for a Sugar Daddy though I am not thier guy anyway.

    I'm not sure. I often think SL is more similar to RL than people acknowledge. In an RL club, if you try and strike up a conversation with strangers, some will be open to chatting, but many aren't, as they're just having fun with their friends and don't want to be disturbed, or simply you're not their type etc. 

    I don't ignore guys who try and chat to me, but sometimes I shut conversations down pretty quickly when it's obvious to me we're not compatible or looking for very different things.

    Nice thing about SL is that you have a profile which offers an opportunity to give a little insight into who you are and what you're about. It's more important than some people give it credit for. 

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    How Do You Know When the Inworld Economy is Hurting?

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    On 12/10/2021 at 4:13 AM, Tarani Tempest said:

    I was talking to a friend some time back, that I felt that the ever growing weekend sales were going to ultimately hurt designers. Maybe not the well known brands... but smaller fish, like myself.

    I used to check out all the events and occasionally buy one or two items at full price. Now I do the weekend sales every weekend and think nothing of spending way more, paying 60-75L for every item, always from a wide variety of stores. Naively I thought I was actually contributing more this way, but am I actually hurting designers/the SL economy by shopping like this?

    I'm definitely spending way more than ever before, but I rarely pay full price. Should I go back to buying much less, but always paying full price when I do?

    How do other people react to your avatars?

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    19 hours ago, Ayeleeon said:

    The context of that remark is that I was at a club looking for a dance partner and my IMs to the young ladies standing around were being ignored. Finally as it was almost time for me to log off for the night. Another lady showed up, and I made one last attempt to at least get a conversation, for the few minutes I had left. She did respond, and when I thanked her for that, and mentioned my prior unsuccessful efforts, she suggested that might be why.

    Haha, yeah clearly that was just her opinion. There's a multitude of reasons why you might not have received a reply from someone that particular night. People being AFK, engrossed in other IM chats, on voice, or just not wanting to be disturbed etc. I wouldn't take it too personally.

    As long as you are respectful and polite, people will be happy to talk with you. One suggestion though is maybe not open with an invitation to dance. I would much rather someone engaged me in a conversation first, and then if we hit it off, maybe move to the dancefloor afterwards. 

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    How do other people react to your avatars?

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    This is the type of conversations I am fascinated by! 

    How we are judged and how people interact with us based on appearance. It applies to both RL and SL I think.

    For the record, I am quite a sociable person on SL and I will happily IM someone, regardless of gender or species, if there is something interesting about their avatar that has caught my attention, or if there's something relatable on their profile. 

    Occasionally people might think I am being flirty, but often you can be pleasantly surprised with a fun chat or make a new friend, so it's totally worth it IMHO. 

    In terms of how people react to me, I present myself as petite, cute and sexy, so as expected I get some attention from guys and sometimes from other girls. I obviously dress for myself, but I know how I look can prompt a certain reaction and that's fine, as long as people are respectful and nice. If not, then that's what the block button is for!

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    looking for some games!

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    On 3/6/2021 at 3:19 PM, Quistessa said:

    I remember someone asking in Builder's Brewery (a builder and scripter's group) about things for scripting an escape room, so you're not the first person with the idea, although I don't know if anything like that actually exists or has much popularity yet.

    Feels like there's great potential for this in SL! I hope someone builds it.

    For me I would say card/dice games are fun in SL. And also trivia/quiz nights. There's different trivia/quiz nights at different sims throughout the week, so check out events.

    Your avatar is you? Or just a computer generated graphic to play with?

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    I have always thought that people's avatars/characters in SL are actually a truer reflection of themselves than their RL selves.

    It' is who you are, stripped from the inhibitions and conventions imposed by society and the restrictions of your given physical form. It is who you truly are inside. 

    I'm surprised how many people say they "play a character". No matter how hard you try, I feel like it never lasts long until your true self comes out. For better or worse. 

    The main different between me and my SL self is that I am way more social in SL, because I am less self-conscious, feel less judged, and have less anxiety about being trapped in conversations with people or forced into a situation I am uncomfortable with. 

    It is who I would like to be if I was more confident and less self aware.

    My sex life in SL has also been way more adventurous. I have done things sexually in SL that I would never dare attempt or even know how to find in RL! 🤣

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    Are most of your friends of opposite sex in SL?

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    Nope, most of my friends are girls. I have lots of guys on my friends list too, but honestly a lot of them just get in touch to flirt (perhaps hoping for more) so I wouldn't consider them genuine "friends".

    In my experience girls are way more likely to friend each other and spend time in-world just hanging out, chatting, exploring and shopping together. A lot of guys I meet just park themselves in a sim and send out unsolicited IMs. I find that most the guys in SL tend to be lone wolves too. If I meet a guy who has no other guy friends, I get immediately suspicious of their motives. I'm not saying this is the correct reaction, but it is how I feel! It also sort of depresses me when a guy has no friends. I can't explain why exactly. But it makes me despair for the entire gender.

    Ironically this is polar opposite to the guys I tend to meet in RL who all hunt in packs. I suppose it's a confidence thing? Idk. 

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    Superbowl!

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    Ok, so I lowkey love "American Football" as we call it here cause I went to see the Tampa Bay Buccaneers play on a family holiday to Florida and it was such a lovely fun day out. I got loads of annual leave to take this year due to not being able to take any holidays, so it's a good excuse to stay up to watch it and take Monday off work.

    I'll be supporting Tampa cause that's my team and also it would be an amazing story if Tom Brady wins it at 46 years old or whatever. They weren't expected to do well at the beginning of the season so they're the underdogs too and everyone loves rooting for the underdog right?

    American football is tough to understand but actually if you get into it you realise it is soooo incredibly tactical and strategic with all the plays and the split second decisions with everyone on the pitch in their own personal battle with an opponent, fulfilling a specific but vital role. It's almost like chess. 

    The half time show is also usually entertaining for either the right (Gaga) or wrong (Coldplay) reasons, lol.

    10 hours ago, LittleMe Jewell said:

    With crash helmets and lots of padding.  I've heard it said that American football is for the wimps than can't tolerate rugby.

    So I'm no expert but I'm told that because of the nature of the game (the way you can get tackled from any angle and on different parts of the body) it is actually more dangerous than rugby so thats why they need the additional padding and its good for the safety of the players (the rules are always changing to make it safer too). So I'm going to defend NFL players here and say they're not wimps at all and this is a total misconception! 😜

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