Persephone Emerald

There probably won't be any Lindens responding to this post, because honestly they have more important issues to deal with. You will likely have several users saying you're wrong and one or 2 agreeing with you. I'm gonna be one of the users saying you're wrong. Here's why: Linden Lab creates and controls very little of the content within Second Life. Whether you consider it a game or not, it's not the kind of game where a company creates what is served up to those using the platform. We users create and sell at least 99.9 % of what other users buy. This means that pretty much everything is inconsistent and confusing, but this also keeps things interesting. Creators and users go through style trends. One year a certain mesh body might be what everyone seems to want, but then the next year it's a different body. What looks "best" is thus a constantly moving and disagreed upon target. There is also no ideal way to look, because we each create the look we want to express at any time. If you want an easy to pick avatar, there are ready-made ones in the library part of our inventory. If you wear those, other users will know you're new and will likely give you advice about what they think would look better. You can take that advice or not. You should not feel pressured to conform to what others are doing, except as this relates to following the official rules of SL or of a sim. Your idea would be cool if it could work, but we can't generate mesh that easily. Your way would also result in a bunch of Tayor Swift and Tom Cruise clones walking around SL. Sometimes it's possible to find recreations of celebrities or fictional characters on the SL Marketplace, but for copyright reasons they will usually be named something else. Search for "Tayor" and you might find a shape that's supposed to look like Taylor Swift, with a style card saying which skin, hair, mesh body and mesh head were used to create that look. Then you will have to buy those pieces separately yourself, if this is how you really want to look.

Jaguars ultimately may pounce swifty. G R O W L

I think it's gonna be Briar Hill, based on how the rail line and a waterway lead into that region.

FYI, one can use Visa and Mastercard to but Adult items, including porn, at least in California.

It sounds like from the video that some of the major beneficiaries will be non-US users, who will have easier exchanges between their currencies and linden dollars. Oberwolf says US users probably won't notice much difference.

@Love Zhaoying Naked seems to do ok (11 regions I think), though they do allow non-human ears and tails. They rent mostly boat slips for those who like nude sailing.

I will share a secret of the SL forums. When a thread gets noticeably dramatic or one person is irritating you, resist the urge to post. Just watch and wait.

True that, but at least we were all being our true selves.

I'd add thread derails as well. 😄

Just to clarify, we are not here to diagnose or treat anyone's addictions or psychological issues. I think the reason we need to make clear distinctions and use words that others understand to mean what we think they mean is to facilitate a productive discussion. Otherwise we risk turning any interesting topic into a quagmire of derails and insults.

I don't think we actually need to draw a sharp line between what is an alcoholic vs. someone who's alcohol dependent here. The discussion was on whether Second Life is addictive for some people, not on whether people in SL are or were alcoholics. Video games are thought to be addictive through much the same neurochemical mechanism that gambling is addictive. It's not through a chemical dependence on alcohol or nicotine, but through a reaction to dopamine. Dopamine dependency is easier to overcome than a classic drug dependency because it's a neurochemical that the brain creates and regulates naturally. Substitution for other activities that create dopamine, such as physical exercise can help with the neurochemical aspect. There are also personal psychological factors to addictive behaviors, however, which might be better addressed through therapy than through a game forum. For myself, I think SL gives me a virtual environment that feels safe, free and pleasant vs. a physical world that doesn't always feel safe, free or pleasant. SL lets people express themselves freely. It lets people interact with other people easily, and also lets them avoid interacting with people easily should they wish to do so. I think much as eating junk food can feel good and be addictive, so can SL, but this doesn't necessarily mean that people who enjoy junk food or SL are addicts in the same way as one might have a drug or alcohol addiction. Playing in SL might also be a coping mechanism for some people, but this doesn't necessarily imply that this is a maladaptive coping mechanism for them. p.s. I guess it's OT from the rest of my post above, but part of why I quoted those 2 posts was that the idea of functional alcoholics reminded me of a junior high teacher who was rumored to be an alcoholic. The students said his coffee cup had alcohol in it. There is also behavior and an appearance some alcoholics have, that makes people think they might be alcoholics, so that even if they are functional, their social position might be inhibited. People can be dependent on and misusing other drugs as well - Aderol, for instance - without it hurting their ability to be socially functional.

Something like this dance HUD might work, though it would really need to be modifiable to create the correct dance sequence. (I hope someone does this dance sequence in SL. It would be great for a cabaret show, parties and clubs.) https://marketplace.secondlife.com/p/Halloween-dance-HUD/10098536

Check the pagan groups inworld. There may be a May Eve ritual followed by a dance. (I'm guessing that Wolfshager Hexenbrut is the same as Walspurgestnacht?) Search inworld groups for "pagan" and "witches". p.s. I did a quick Google search on this. This sounds cool, but I don't think it exists yet in SL. Wolfshäger Hexenbrut is both a German dance group and a specific dance which originated with this group. The idea goes back to Walpurishnacht, which is the German version of May Eve, a pagan or witches celebration of Spring. Here is a video of the modern dance, which is generally performed in costume as a witch.

It is sometimes difficult to distinguish bravery from stupidity.

Maybe they were miserable because they knew that person?