Suspending Auto-demo is always a terrible idea: A small rant.

[JamieRose]

My ignore list grows every time I come here.

[ItMe]

It means being a stuck up, upper class white woman who complains about everything and demands to see the manager.

Right.
An entitled person blind to or unconcerned by the problems their actions cause others.
I'm not sure how that fits Kay.

[Jojoya]

My ignore list grows every time I come here.

If you can't handle differing opinions and think the discussion forums should be an echo chamber of your personal opinions, then you're going to have a very long ignore list.

[Yshtola]

If you can't handle differing opinions and think the discussion forums should be an echo chamber of your personal opinions, then you're going to have a very long ignore list.

Hilarious coming from you.

[Penthea]

Yet another symptom of the awful housing system; some players see one of the ways they will be able to get a house is to take advantage of another player's real life problem.

Not saying I agree with OP, I certainly don't at all. I think their post is disgusting. However such a post wouldn't exist if the housing system wasn't so limited.

If anyone is having serious problems in the real world, be the cause natural disaster, pandemic, or just personal issues, those problems will be severe enough that losing a digital dollhouse is hardly on their list of priorities.

This is such poor reasoning because a digital house isn't on top of anyone's list of priorities. People grade things like an income, food, roof over their head, etc far above a digital home for obvious reasons. This reasoning can be applied to literally every player who supports themselves financially.

That snippet is little more than a way to absolve themselves of guilt while belittling how much a digital home can mean to a person. You don't automatically stop caring about the little things in life just because you have big problems.

[Jojoya]

You don't automatically stop caring about the little things in life just because you have big problems.

Actually, you do. Having to deal with the big problems puts in perspective just how meaningless those little things are. There are all sorts of little things I used to care greatly about when I was younger and had fewer worries/responsibilities. When I had to start dealing with the big problems, those little things stopped mattering to me because no matter how nice they were to have they were of no use to me in trying to deal with the big stuff.

But then if you're never truly had to deal with the really big stuff as an adult, I guess that little stuff might still seem to be important.

If I end up in the hospital again, I'm not going care if my virtual house in an online game gets demo'd and everything I have in that house lost. It's meaningless compared to recovering my health so I can return to a normal life. I can replace that stuff later if I'm able to return to the game. Better for someone who is able to play the game to have access to it than to having it sitting unused while I'm unable to play.

If you value stuff in a game so much that you worry about no longer having it, I promise you that you don't have your priorities straight.

[Penthea]

But then if you're never truly had to deal with the really big stuff as an adult, I guess that little stuff might still seem to be important.

If I end up in the hospital again, I'm not going care if my virtual house in an online game gets demo'd and everything I have in that house lost. It's meaningless compared to recovering my health so I can return to a normal life. I can replace that stuff later if I'm able to return to the game. Better for someone who is able to play the game to have access to it than to having it sitting unused while I'm unable to play.

If you value stuff in a game so much that you worry about no longer having it, I promise you that you don't have your priorities straight.

I'm not going to tell you how you react to that sort of situation is wrong because everyone is different. I can only give my perspective.

I have my own health issues. I'm currently facing the possibility of being disabled for the rest of my life due to a neurological condition that can affect mobility and render a person blind among other debilitating things.

I didn't stop caring about my game stuff. Honestly it's what keeps me going sometimes. Not only are they a much needed distraction but they're also a way I can do things I cannot do in real life whether that's travelling to places with ease or decorating a dream home.

Is my game stuff my top priority? No, of course not. But does it matter a lot to me? Yes it truly does. At this point I have a wealth of memories attached to some of the things I own. I know that one day these things will be taken away when the servers will inevitably shut down for the last time, but as long as the game is alive the digital things that have precious memories attached to them will matter to me a great deal, and losing them would upset me. Yes I can get another house if I lose mine but it won't be the same house. That house to me is far more than just an area I place furniture.

I know not everyone has my experiences with health or the game, and even if they do it doesn't mean that they feel the same way. But I know I'm not the only one who feels this way. I have met many players who own digital items or assets that have a tremendous amount of sentimental value for them.

You say these things are meaningless compared to having a normal life for yourself, well for me having these things is part of my normal life.

And I'm sorry to read that you have experienced health bad enough to be hospitalised. I hope you will continue to be well enough to not end up there again.