I think the difference here from GTA is that this is a shared virtual world where the actions of players shape the society inside the game. If they’re creating a society where stimulated child abuse is shrugged off as just someone’s private life (even though it’s essentially public to everyone on second life) then I wouldn’t want to participate in that society, and if I worked for the company making second life I wouldn’t want any part of it.

I love the idea of an open source engine becoming the industry standard, even if just for indie titles. Blender is a great success story and shows that FOSS can compete with industry standard creative software.

Please don’t do this. One of the best experiences about university is meeting new people. Don’t cut people out of your life because they use the wrong chat app.

Apparently they’ve gone back on this now: https://www.theregister.com/2023/08/08/zoom_ai_legalese_update/

I’m 33/m and also dating. From my experience, women my age vary around attitudes to video games but generally appreciate that it’s a valid form of entertainment alongside movies and TV. I don’t think it’s an age thing as much as a generation thing - nowadays they’re part of popular culture whether you’re into them or not, so most people up to mid-30s grew up around them.