How they fall... (or fail...) (Chronicle pt 2)

whatever the insignificant drama went on in that group is nothing of naught. It usually involves with three word responses of poor RP scenes and a couple of officers who are AFK the whole scenes. (LOL yea. That also puzzled me A LOT. There is this one character who puts up *away* signs during every single group activity, claiming that RL is going on. Why even bother playing a game if it is such an important thing in rl? And her real life ALWAYS going on during the group activity. but whatever.)

I digress...

However, the mechanism of group operation failure makes a interesting read of an analysis to the virtual realm in general, and since many of those involved claim that there are real person with feelings behind, it also translates to their actual lives as well.

Each character stresses the importance of family and honor(wtf?) but they have no desire to actually contribute to the group operations.

Contributions, you ask?

Financial contribution, taking care of admin work, come up with sim operation planning to manage the sim, planning the events to enhance each member's rp experience, planning classes for actual RP skill improvement(ie: character development, hooks, rp scene etiquette etc. )

These are no brainer basics, yet as long as you run a group on LL land, it never do without them.

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They stresses that each individual is an adult, yet no one seems to have enough disposable income to support their own leisure they value so much.

I always say that the real life comes first, but they are only using real life as an excuse to get out of SL responsibility or contribution, financial or otherwise.

If they have stable RL to have enough leisure time, you must have enough pocket change to take care of your own cost of playing the game. Isn't it true?

If you are scraping the last penny to keep your family fed, you shouldnt be playing online game.

There are couple of members who make themselves to be an accomplished professional.

So, I run another numbers. (Always. My forte. Numbers usually can't lie.)

The annual income of college graduate with 15-20year experience varies from 65,000$ up . Many should have achieved 6 figures by this time of their life.

As for high schools graduate with some college, they should have achieved at least around 50K mark.

Of course, each situation can have vast differences depends on health, family, even geographical locations. However, i'm drawing these two examples from what I gathered personally from that particular group.

These population should be able to afford to spend some small amount of money for their own leisure, including eating out, paying for their cost of online game.

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Now, the sim operations usually cost anywhere from 300$ or 68K Linden and up.

If there are handful of people who falls into above population, it should be easily operated.

Many working adults I know, pays for eating out, coffee, nail salon, hair salon etc... Substituting one lunch and an afternoon latte, could save you 20$ easily.

it is not even sacrifice, because they don't even miss it.

Therefore the cost of sim could be easily shouldered among 5-10 people, shouldering anywhere from 20$-100$. (Case #1)

or operate commercial activity such as rent for land/shop, and cover the rest with member contribution. (case#2)

The last will be harder to achieve, but not impossible. Cover everything with commercial operation. (case#3)

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Now, how you can contribute as individual.

Financial contribution, or actual operation. If you don't want to contribute financially, you can always contribute your time. Since many of the member of this group emphasize the importance of unity and honor. *rolls eyes*

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Well...

I could go on, but its boring.

My point?

None of them cares enough to contribute. They are band of selfish bastards. They pretend to be the character of honor, but they come out when something was handed to you. They don't even have a decency to stay involved in a group meeting or activity. When it comes to contributions, they conveniently have private priority comes up.

The pledge to contribute is worthless are their title.

No one has the enough financial contribution to keep 300$ cost? And many of them are with college degrees ? yet, cannot seem to plan/run 300$ a month operation? oh wow. lol

Oh, yea.I totally understand it.

Because, at the end,

fake family and group is not so important for these selfish bastards. Fake friendship and fake honors never worth their 20$. Period. Am I right?

Otherwise, contribute to the place you so value worth foregoing one restaurant tab, or one shopping trip.

Guess not.

Talk of honor, loyalty... as long THEY don't have to do anything. That is the whole mentality of SL kindom that falls.