BriannaLovey

If skins were like that, it would be trivially easy for someone to make a tattoo layer that adds nipples and/or genitals to the skin. With modesty layers that don't match the skin tone, it will be more difficult (though not impossible.)

I see, maybe it would work better than I thought then. OpenSim also has built-in resilience to legal action of any sort, since assets can just be carried from one grid to another without any effort.

That would be interesting to see. Second Life (and by extension OpenSim) wasn't really designed with low-bandwidth connections in mind. It would take some optimizations (such as peer to peer asset distribution, locally hosted regions, etc.) in order to make such a thing viable.

"Large cohort of individuals genetically predisposed to having a high disgust reflex" just isn't as catchy or concise, I guess. I didn't mean to offend.

At some point, whatever subcultures of people still using young-looking (child or otherwise) avatars on SL will have it in their best interests to leave for another platform due to the increasing amounts of corporate red tape regarding their lifestyle. The normies who don't like young-looking avatars will stay on SL, those who they don't like will leave for greener pastures, and neither will bother one another ever again. Not saying this is what I want or don't want, just that this is outcome is made inevitable due to the incentive structure LL is creating.

I don't want proprietary software with non-auditable source code touching my neurons, no thank you.

It will be extremely easy for LL to tell what someone is actually wearing at the time of the report, since attachment data is preserved no matter if they are visible or not.

In the past, certain objects (such as sim crashers) have been completely removed from the asset server. If LL is serious about this, that is what they will do with the older child bodies.

Ah yes. Their stuff is gone now already, it seems.

Which ones have said they are quitting? Not doubting you, just curious as to which ones I should buy before their creators close their stores.

SL and any other virtual world will always have an uphill battle against the incentive structure that shapes its user demographics. Virtual worlds always attract those who want to act on desires that would get them executed or imprisoned in real life. It was like that back then, and it is like that now.

tl;dr LL is bad at managing their company, and should walk back on the new rules so they don't cause more damage

They introduce legal ambiguity. See the last hundred pages to see why that is a problem.

quoting this person so people who missed it can see it

Just let them do their thing. The only thing holding up SL at this point is the network effect. At some point, platform en*****tification (yes, real term https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/En*****tification) becomes so bad that it will nullify any advantages that the network effect supports.

Of course. But actually enforcing this would be difficult, as it would require automated scanning of all textures uploaded to SL, and the cost that this would incur. Those who limit their use of such textures to non-public areas would be able to evade enforcement easily.

She is saying that someone could make a tattoo layer that negates the modesty part. This is trivially easy for people experienced with skin creation.

Hence the forced arbitration terms. LL doesn't want to let the people who they took stuff from file any class action lawsuits. Other companies like Roku have done the same thing when they are about to make anti-user decisions.

Don't bother debating this person, nothing will be gained. Read the new requirements closely. People like him are now required to wear a skin that has odd-colored blotches on the groin area, and to replace any of his clothing if it has a genital bump. This could mean anywhere between $10 and $1000 in real money gets flushed down the drain because of a TOS change.

Don't bother debating, just pull your L$ out of your account and wait for the storm to pass.

Reminder that you should probably withdraw any L$ you have as soon as possible, or at least keep a minimal amount in your account to pay for stuff.

Oh I am all for them spending all their time on reports. I would love for them to throw all their development resources aside and end up banning a ton of genuinely innocent users because Karen the safety addict got triggered. Anything that kills off LL's network effect advantage is good in my book.

To 8 foot karens and their steroid-filled male enablers, yes.

Of course there will be. A ton of collateral damage will happen. If enough people lose their $2000 + accounts over this, it will take another chunk out of LL's already damaged reputation.

Thats what happens when you have a bunch of forum users on emotional autopilot.