Digital Colonialism
Once again, I've been simmering a stew of other people's ideas for a couple days. It's not quite ready to be served up, but since I'm about to go silent for a long weekend, I'm going to go ahead and dish it now.
First into the pot was Al Kronos's post from last weekend, Dutch banks depart Second Life...some thoughts. Al says,
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First into the pot was Al Kronos's post from last weekend, Dutch banks depart Second Life...some thoughts. Al says,
What has prompted me to ( Read more... )
Meh. I don't see it. What makes SL ventures successful (and there are plenty of successful SL ventures, both for profit and not) is the support of the many little people, not the few big wallets. And the leaders that create that growth, do that development, make those advancement with the support of us all, are almost invariably SL-natives. Do you see Ford making money selling cars in SL? No, but you see Francis Chung/Dominus Motors doing it. Do you see JC Penny making money selling clothes in SL? No, but you see Jamie Marlowe/Mischief doing it. Do you see Century 21 making money on SL Real Estate? No, but you see Anshe Chung making a killing at it.
In a sense, foreign capital makes SL, but not from the likes of ING and ABM Amro, or even the likes of IBM or Philips. They've done wonderful things, but they're footnotes in the metaverse we live. The real capital, both monetary and talent-wise, comes from the likes of us, not the likes of them. They're largely irreleant. Too much hand-wringing goes on about the likes of a few minor players who ultimately don't mean much...
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I was trying to be *kaff* fair & balanced, and acknowledge the case on the other side - but I so agree that the value of this world comes from *us,* and that the focus on the actions of companies that are big in the atomic world misses the value, in every sense, in our world.
Thanks, love!
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