POLL: Are you a content provider or a consumer?

Just curious how the content provider - consumer - ratio looks like. I know, that only a very small percentage of SL's population is on the forums, but we can take this poll as a micro census. It would be nifty though if LL can launch a gridwide poll.

I'm defining a content provider as someone who has a business in SL or is earning money.
Consumers are those who doesn't earn money by producing and selling goods/services.

Both?

No, check the first option if you earn money ingame. If you don't earn money at all (if you rely on your stipends or on buying L$), check the second one.

both like : "i'm a content provider and i lose money" ?

Edit : anyway, your pool won't be representative of the SL population.
A lot of ppl that read this "economy" forum are thoses who earn money, or try to ...

Yes.

Heh heh no both like "I'm a content provider and I make money and I'm a consumer"

I have only those two options, because I want to distinguish the people who rely on buying L$ from those who don't have to buy L$ to buy all the cool things in SL.

Oh... i believe, and i hope, we're all consumers too.
I'm a big consumer, but i checked the "i earn money" option.

Additionally, i given something like 150k to non-profit project, educational project, organization like FFRC. Helped "start-up" business, etc etc etc ...

I earn L$ but I don't cash it out, and I often buy L$ as well. I don't buy stuff very often though.

Yup I checked that one. In the Land and Economy forum, this is not exactly going to be representative though. It would be interesting to see the results of the same poll in General.

Regarding your last paragraph, I don't know why people have a perception that people who make some money to whatever degree in SL don't put in to the community.

Because if they had that money, they will cashout everything in USD and never help the community.

Yes.



Nope



Yes...


I've got some bussiness services going and sell a few items, but I spend significantly more then I'm likely to earn from providing those services or selling the things I make.

I often think people judge others from the perspective of their own shortcomings.

Ok, let's redefine it a bit. If you buy more than you earn, you are a consumer, too.

Umm no I earn more than I buy, yet I'm still a consumer.

I don't need to buy stuff. All the stuff I am using I made.

I'm not a content provider yet because I'm not done with making my commercial stuff.

But you are primarily a "content provider". Everyone consumes, but we have to draw a line where you call yourself a consumer and where you call yourself a content provider.

Well, do we, though? In RL, almost everybody is a consumer as well as a provider - even the idlest of the idle rich at least provide gossip for magazines. I pretty much make everything for myself, apart from clothes which I do not buy a lot of (only when silentsparrow releases another design) but I'm still a consumer of other people's builds, I appreciate their efforts to make SL a more attractive place.

I wouldn't call myself a "content provider" anyway, it has all sorts of Randian connotations of superiority that I just don't take onto myself.

Why? It would be more useful to determine relatively how much of each may be the case.

Do you make content? Do you make money from that content? Do you make money not from content? Do you consume? How much do you consume relatively?

Do you consume? Do you consume exclusively? Do you make money? Do you make money from content? Do you make money not from content?

etc or some variation

I chose 'I am a content provider' because I make and sell products, but I am also a consumer. I took the less constrictive answer.

mmm I find it a slightly pretentious term. I prefer 'make stuff'.

Yes, me too. I just make stuff, and some people seem to like it and have fun with it, more power to 'em. I like having not to pay for the space where I distribute the stuff I make, but that's all.

Perhaps "Content Creator" is more appropriate. Whereas a provider carries the perception that someone other than you uses your stuff, creator will apply in all cases where content is made.

Wonder if the OP means "earn money in SL" rather than just "content provider".

ie: I earn money in SL vs. I earn no money in SL

ReallyRick had a great sig at one time: "I AM a content provider! I provide the laughter!" or somesuch.

I used to be a content provider and make money in SL, now I don't and rely on my stipend. I'll never, ever buy L$ and if the stipend stops, leaving me to run out, I'll be gone.