Skin Controversy: What Should I Do?!
May 12, 2008 by Portia Rossini
Honestly all the renderosity Danae Kotsi vs second life Minnu Palen has gotten me a little bit stressed out. Not because I am for anyone side’s but…
I am just losing sleep over the fact that everything seems to be so jumbled up for me. Who did what? What did what? Did she buy this? Did she read the EULA? *gets some of Strawberry’s meds*
Sometimes I wish I’ve never entered the world of Second Life. The amount of drama and headaches are tremendous. From the RC viewers being unstable to trademarking everything to making do with the lag to .. EVERYTHING.
If there’s one thing second life never lacks is action.
I swear, the second life website should have had a warning tag:
WARNING! WARNING! What you’re about to download to play is completely headache-ridden, mind-boggling and completely insane. It is not for the faint of heart!
Crap, everything that induces the kind of stress Second Life brings out should have a warning tag just like that. That would be nice, that would be wonderful!
So now I’ve told you my rant of the day, let me ask you: do you regret every entering the world of second life? Why or Why not?
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*hug* I have my own opinions on this Minnu|vs|Danae debacle which I have shared with few people, but I’m really just waiting for some kind of resolution.
SL is full of drama, some people seek it out, others, like me, sit back and observe to see how it all pans out. I think you should just continue to shop and write and chat and do all those things you were doing before, that make SL fun for you. Getting involved in drama kills the enjoyment for me, which is why I don’t do it.
As to your question, I do not regret entering SL a year ago, I wish I had logged on 2 years ago infact. I enjoy it immensely, I have met some wonderful and hilarious people who have enriched my SLife in so many ways, and I have finally found a consistently enjoyable outlet for my creative juices. Even with all the stress, lag, client crashes, asset server weirdness, drama, it’s still totally worth it!
I agree with Siddean. I don’t get involved with SL Drama, lord knows there’s enough of it wherever you go. Most of it doesn’t really affect me in any way.
I spend most of my time belly dancing, buying pretty colorful clothes and taking pics as I go along.
Who needs meds when you got dancing? You should just relax and come belly dancing with me some time. It’ll be fun!
The drama gets far too overwhelming at times. You’ve just got to try to keep a level head above the fray and look at the facts. You can have your own opinion and no one has to agree with you. At least, that’s how I always got through it. The first one’s always the worst, love.
I understand exactly how you feel. When I took little break from SL to work more on school and moving, I was surprised how relaxed I was. SL drama seems to happen every single day. I try to avoid it the best way I can, which is visiting awesome sims, taking pictures, retail therapy (never fails), and blogging once in awhile. The sad part is that some people live for internet drama. They all should be shot and survivors will be shot again. *Coughs*
But to answer your question, some times I do regret making a SL account. But intelligent and outgoing people make it bearable.
@ Siddean
I am glad you are staying a mile away from drama. It isn’t great, but honestly sometimes it’s completely unavoidable.
@ Strawberry
*giggles* I would love to join you for belly dancing!
@ Iris
Will do, it’s just hard to do so when everyone’s talking about it.
@ Lolaa
Ah I am sorry that sometimes you do regret making an SL account, I only regret it for the drama. And yes most people make it bearable
Like you guys of course!
-Portia <3
Do I regret? Not usually. I’ve had emotional turmoil that kept me up for nights on end, I’ve had my wife refuse to speak with me (SL prompted the ONLY argument we’ve ever had — ever) and I’ve had my heart broken and patched back together more than once. I’ve had people I care about go through terrible things.
I’ve also had wonderful things happen. I’ve made friends I’d have never met without SL, I’ve done and seen things that simply wouldn’t be possible otherwise, and on the whole I’d say it’s enriched my life in many big ways. Looking at it all, the sum is positive.