It Came From the Forum

I think this is true:
"...the damage Linden Lab has done to its reputation and to the trust of its customers can only be undone with a *serious* evaluation of their business practices..."
(I don't agree with everything she says, but this part, yes.)

Although I think people are too quick to ascribe things to devious plots, even if the reality is different (i.e. a mistake was made) the outcome is more or less the same. That outcome is that people feel they can't trust LL to stick to rules of their own devising, leaving their customers unable to plan inworld businesses, and unable to plan monthly outlays whether for business or not.*

Since this is uncharted territory it's hard impossible to both move ahead and also remain in the Safe Zone. I think people (customers and LL) need to recognise that and use common sense.**

*Those two things are not quite the same; if you commit to a business model and honor agreements with your own customers you can wind up in a deeper hole than if your sim is for your own pleasure.
** I don't know why it's called common sense anymore since it's not common.

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