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LL sources and sinks
Musicteacher Rampal
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Join date: 20 Feb 2004
Posts: 824
10-19-2006 08:02
I posted this in LA, but I thought maybe somebody who understands the SL economy could shed some light on these topics for me.

From: someone
https://secondlife.com/currency/economy.php

This page lists a $$ amount for stipend sinks...how are stipends ever sinks?

Also how do you justify infusing Twenty million (september)$L into the economy when you are cutting back on stipends or even $11 million L$ (october so far)?

The sources majorly outweigh the sinks and LL selling $L is making the problem worse. Besides every $US you make off selling $L is taking US$ away from players trying to sell their $L.

How can you justify these actions? (please do not refer me to blog entries, I've read them all and still don't understand your reasoning)


I really just don't understand how them selling $L can HELP sustain the value of the L$. It just seems like such a bad decision for both consumer and creator alike.

Does anyone understand why LL sells $L and cuts stipends and why that is good for the economy?
Angel Fluffy
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Join date: 3 Mar 2006
Posts: 810
10-19-2006 08:19
My guess is that there are so many new people signing up for SL (many of which want to by L$) that they have to make sure there is more and more L$ being created all the time... in order to keep up with demand.

So that's why they're selling L$ now. To prevent the L$ becoming more scarce (and thus, more valuable) due to the demand from all those new accounts.

As for stipends, I think the reason for that is that anyone can buy L$ on the LindeX, so giving people stipends isn't really a "premium" benifit - you can get more L$ for your USD on the LindeX. They want to eliminate stipends entirely and replace them with other, more real and useful benifits that they can give to premium account holders.
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Musicteacher Rampal
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Join date: 20 Feb 2004
Posts: 824
10-19-2006 08:27
I don't and don't want to buy $L. I currently pay $10 a month and get $2000 L. If they do away with stipends I'll still be paying $10 a month but not getting any $L for that $US. I'll have to pay more $US to get the same $L I was getting previously. So yes it is a premium benefit. Not a big one but it is one. Still doesn't make sense to me unless they are doing away with or lowering the cost of premium memberships.