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Re: Bitcoin confusion?

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From: ma...
Date: Fri, 09 Feb 2018 15:46
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On 2018-02-09, JimP <solo...@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Fri, 9 Feb 2018 07:39:33 +0000, AndyW <An...@nojunqmail.com> wrote:
>
>>On 08/02/2018 14:17, JimP wrote:
>>
>>> Second Life, yes. I played that for a short while. I understand some
>>> people make a living at it. In Real Dollars, or what ever their local
>>> to them legal tender is.
>>
>>Second Life. Is that still a thing?
>>I tried it a few times and then it occurred to me that while I was 
>>indoors on a computer pretending to be outside interacting with people I 
>>could be outside interacting with people so I never played it again.
>>
>>It is like soap operas, Big Brother or those 'watching people watch TV' 
>>shows I don't see the attraction in sitting indoors watching people, I 
>>would rather be outside watching people*
>>
>>* In a non creepy way obviously.
>>
>>Andy
>
> I was on it around 2009. It was boring. I saw signs in the game about
> a dance, shows, etc. Why ? It seems it would be better to go to a
> dance or show.

I think it was based in a way on "Snowcrash".


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