In the intervening years, that degree has led me to a side job of teaching online English courses and thus has helped me earn back the money invested in the education and then some. (Not that I should justify education by increase earning power or return on investment, but here we are.)
Part of that degree included a semester spent in Second Life, for some reason. It was an elective class that fulfilled a degree requirement, so I took it. I remember we had the goal of making an in-world business, so you could call me an early metapreneur. Or not, because the business we put together went nowhere, but I got an A in the class and earned my degree, so it served its purpose.
Recently, I thought I'd look to see if Second Life was still a thing.
Regrettably, but not surprisingly, it really isn't. Or is too confusing of a thing for my addled Gen X brain to decide is worth pursuing further.
I think the interface confused me. I recovered my username and password (luckily I used an email address I still have access to when I registered the first time, rather than my student account which is now defunct).
But upon entering, I discovered I had to create a new username and password to enter the individual areas of Second Life. After a bit of confusion and Googling, I did so, and decided, after having to reinstall the software and drift into the new area which seemed to be completely unpopulated, that it just wasn't worth the bother.
There are probably places I can go online to find out where the "activity" is on Second Life, but I just can't be bothered.
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