Simple economy fix - LL, are you listening?

one of the founding ideas about second life that and is still broadly advertised by Linden labs is that residents can make real money in second life

Mr. Nerd.

I have come to the understanding, after reading almost every post in here, that nobody actually seems to like or want your proposal or ideas at all. Therefor, your aleged preoccupation for the "general public" seems unbased. In fact, it seems you are probably the only one with ideas like these... which really means you're the one who doesn't fit in Second Life.

Face it. You are just pissed off because you bumped up to premium, encountered some foul play greefing on your sim, wanted to move out, but just couldn't - because you didn't have enough money to pay for the new land. You then sat down and creeped up all these ideas about how the only way to fix the economy is to eliminate it.

Sounds like the only way to stop poverty is to.... oh lord!

I don't know what rock you've been living under your whole life, Lewis, but it is widely known that most startup companies don't turn a profit for an average of five years.



According to this line of thought, then anyone should be able to follow in the footsteps of Bill Gates, Donald Trump, Ted Turner, or Steve Jobs. The reason that not everyone is a multi-millionaire is that most people are basically a) lazy, b) unimaginative, or c) unmotivated.

Which of those is your excuse? Just because you don't seem to be able to make a profit in SL, don't try to eliminate your fellow SLers' ability to benefit economically from SL, and that includes the ability to cash out. Some of us enjoy the ability to pay a few RL bills, have some mad money, or (shock!) do some eBay shopping now and then.

Seriously, Lewis, you need to broaden the scope of how you see SL. If you want it to be just a game for you, that's great. But let those of us who expect more out of it take advantage of one of the things that makes Second Life so unique.

P2

"Stop people being able to cash out L$ into real money"

Excuse me?

I work bloody hard to create content for people in form of products they want to buy, and they are very popular. I don't cheat the system. I'm not greedy. I don't run camping chairs (I LOATH THEM) and I'm not a casino owner or land baron. I build and script, and I charge fair prices for very, very well-made items...things that make the game worth playing.

So why shouldn't I enjoy my hard-earned money, buster?

Musuko.

You might want to have a word with that Steve Jobs dude. Last I heard, his iTunes service (which also sells "virtual" stuff that you can't resell or hold in your hand) was doing OK.

But you know what? I'm kind of pissed that I can't afford all the music on iTunes that I want to listen to. And it bugs me that U2 sell more records on iTunes than *my* band does. The more I think about it, the more I think Apple should scrap that whole stupid idea of charging real money for the tunes, and turn it into a _proper_ game.....

*cough*

...moving on...

Amazon wasn't profitable for years upon years and burned through many, many, many more millions of dollars than SL has before ever showing a profit. Same with eBay and Google. That quote is what you'd expect from a startup.

But again, here we have Lewis making accusations with no real statistics or data to back his ridiculous claims, now education in the area, and his admission or reading no books in the relevant area of business. But keep on proclamating; it just reinforces our point each and every time you post.

Every time you post these ricockulous claims over and over, in your same tired manner, you just make yourself look more the fool. Go back and read your posts, and then peoples' replies. See how you look. And note how you ignore every post where people ask you to back up your wild assertations with data: you summarily ignore them.

Over and out, Lewis. I'm done trying with you. Enjoy your little game, throw on some Bee-Gees, and hum REALLY loud to ignore that huge elephant in the room called the metaverse that's emerging.



Let's start planning the SL one right now. I don't understand why people who clearly despise SL so much continue to plague us with their presence and negativity. Why put so much effort into something you clearly disdain to the point of insanity and making yourself constantly look the part of the fool?



Every day I wake up I'm really glad I don't have your outlook on life - RL or SL.

Regards,

-Flip