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Is SL a game or a business to the residents?
Mex Thorn
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Join date: 30 Mar 2004
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05-14-2005 12:03
Is SL a game or a business to the residents?
Alot of people come here because they think they can make a wad of RL money from playing this game.
I know about 4 people that came to play and ended up just playing to make money.
Is that valule of LD really worth playing all day and night?

Just chirous to know what people think. :)
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StoneSelf Karuna
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Join date: 13 Jun 2004
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05-14-2005 12:04
From: Mex Thorn
Is SL a game or a business to the residents?

both and neither.
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Mex Thorn
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05-14-2005 12:05
WOW thats was FAST! LOL
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Sensual Casanova
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05-14-2005 12:07
From: StoneSelf Karuna
both and neither.


Ditto
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daz Groshomme
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Join date: 28 Feb 2005
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05-14-2005 12:07
it gets more complicated than even that, I swear there are AI's posing as people in avatars making money for gangs of grad students in secret university labs....

but yeah, to each his own, you can have fun making money and making money is fun. I prefer to be a vampire lesbian artist but our own lovable Prok is a businessman and social-engineer, I'm sure we enjoy the game equally.
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PetGirl Bergman
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Join date: 16 Feb 2005
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05-14-2005 12:08
I do more money irl - if I dont get kicked out from the office - as I am in SL to much:-))

But I have fun - own Island in Dreamland (http://www.anshechung.com) have a great BF in SL.. learning building in SL... meeting friends in SL.. all are great,,,

Inuff for me - Right now:-))))

But but.. one day..
Wuvme Karuna
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Join date: 6 Jun 2004
Posts: 1,669
05-14-2005 12:31
I think its both for me

Im both, I enjoy sl game, but then again in the end of the day it turns into a business, i rarely have any time for myself in sl, but the question is "is it worth it", and yes it is...

SL is a place where i can have fun and show my artistic talents, and make a lil cash here and there.. :)
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Luna Thereian
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Join date: 30 May 2004
Posts: 45
05-14-2005 12:34
Mostly for fun . but if a lil can be made im not going to complain :) ooo's mex wheres my hola's been? Hm?? lol j/k :p
Satchmo Prototype
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Join date: 26 Aug 2004
Posts: 1,323
05-14-2005 12:54
Is the web for business or entertainment? Both... same applies for the 3D Web.
Jesse Brearly
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Join date: 20 Mar 2005
Posts: 234
05-14-2005 13:11
Some might disagree with my thoughts, and that is their right :) I see this as a game... nothing more, nothing less. As long as I can log in, meet new friends, visit old friends, feel like I am in a community, and play around with my land I will be happy and keep playing.

I do not make clothes, I do not make prims for sale (not good enough), and I have no income in SL other then what LL pays me weekly. I still have fun every day I log in though:)
Siggy Romulus
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Join date: 22 Sep 2003
Posts: 5,711
05-14-2005 13:32
I'd looked for the right term for what SL was for me for a long time - I had settled on it being a game, but that wasn't quite right.

Kris Ritter managed to sum up exactly what it was for me on another post.

For me it's like a big ass lego set, and I dig playing with it.. The whole money side of things is just a lil wedge of pie on the side - I was here before that all came about, and if it vanished tomorrow I'd still be here playing with my blocks.

Siggy.
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