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by norea-armozel 4040 days ago
>> Who exactly is "we"? Second Life is not so popular today, but it was pretty huge with some people for a very long time.

There were two things that killed Second Life's growth.

1. It was poorly managed in every respect (sim tier prices, user base governance and enforcement of TOS, and the poor quality of the infrastructure).

2. Trolls. Trust me, the trolls were good at running just about everyone off. In fact, I believe I know one troll that shot Phil Rosedale's avatar with a penis gun (what do you expect from SL?). So, even when the Grand Pooba of LL can't avoid the trolls you know you're in trouble.