SL Redditors on What They Do in Second Life (Or Once Did)

Here's an interesting discussion in Reddit's Second Life group (which now has over 1000 subscribers), asking "So...what do you actually do in Second Life?", a question provoking a wide set of answers. Many are more detailed about what they once did in Second Life when they were more active, and a lot describe it as a "3D chatroom", even seasoned SLers who know it can be so much more. Such as "Cubey", a successful entrepreneur, who says, "[P]eople use it for education: simulation, meetings, architecture, etc. Admittedly, most people use it purely as a 3D chatroom with naughty stuff, there's hidden depth if you know where to look for it." This inspires another Redditor to ask, "Does that imply you don't anymore?"

And Cubey answers, "I don't anymore."

Overall, the thread seems emblematic of the stasis Second Life is currently in, and to me, calls out for a new, sharply dramatic change that will inspire people like this to revisit, and explore deeper beyond 3D chatting. Speaking of which, when are we going to get those game systems in Second Life that Lindens are supposed to be working on?

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[Metacam Oh]

Well Linden Lab spent all their change on iPhone apps no one is going to buy, so I assume nothing new is going to happen in SL anymore, they've moved on, it's probably about time the rest of us followed suit..

[Shockwave Yareach]

I USED to create large mazes on my island sim. Having the price jacked up on me and the number of visitors cut by 2/3 made that pointless to continue though. LL got its land back after shafting me on the purchase price and the rest of the bait and switch; do not expect me to promote the lab or sing its praises anymore.

What I still do in SL, I do in spite of the lab's "improvements", not because of them.

[ZZ Bottom]

SL needs a new Ceo, some who belives in all the good that SL can acomplish by itself!

[Kim Anubis]

Inviting speculation on LL's promised releases is like an invitation to spend the afternoon beating my head against the wall.

The cat in the box is both dead and alive.

[CronoCloud Creeggan]

In other words, the SL Redditor group is full of bitter oldbies who don't actually use the modern SL much. What else is new.