Thank you for so concisely explaining Second Life's most positive and important impact that is, due to its nature, also one of the hardest to demonstrate. I wo

Thank you for so concisely explaining Second Life's most positive and important impact that is, due to its nature, also one of the hardest to demonstrate. I worked for Linden Lab for over five years and yet I didn't fully appreciate this until after I left. The things that make Second Life interesting to me - such its programmability, economy, wildness, diversity along more axes than you can easily imagine, and sheer unpredictability - make it, in my eyes, the most interesting thing on the internet. But those attributes only discuss its value by talking in technical or monetary terms. The most important question is: why does Second Life matter to people? The most important answer comes via the massive number of people who can enjoy a Second Life in ways that their First Life, for whatever reason, doesn't allow.