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Prisqua Newall @metarealities.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

Glad to read I am not the only one who think that.

Prisqua Newall @metarealities.bsky.social · 13/06/2026

I live near the beach. I lift weights. I walk. I meal prep. I also spend an embarrassing amount of time behind screens. This video isn't about fitness. It's about trying to stay healthy while living a very digital life. And yes, French pastries are discussed.

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Can Technology Actually Make Us Healthier?

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Prisqua Newall @metarealities.bsky.social · 13/06/2026

We have absolutely no topic planned for tomorrow's livestream, which is either a terrible idea or the start of a great conversation. Join Kimmy, Clownie and me and find out which.

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Meta Realities Unscripted with Kimmy & Clownie

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Prisqua Newall @metarealities.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

I’ve read hundreds of comments about Second Life membership increase. Now I’m curious what people are actually doing rather than what they say they’re doing. 📊 Poll youtube.com/post/Ugkxdq0...

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Poll from MetaRealities - YouTube

📊 Honest Question Social media is full of Second Life residents saying they’re cancelling or downgrading after the membership price increase. Whether that’s ...

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Prisqua Newall @metarealities.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

Land prices ↓ Membership prices ↑ So... is Second Life actually becoming more affordable, or are costs simply being shifted around? After reading the announcement, the comments, and way too many debates, here's my take

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Linden Lab Says Second Life Is More Affordable. Is It Really?

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Prisqua Newall @metarealities.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

🎥 New video coming. I've read the announcement. I've read the comments. I've read the emails. I've read the math. And somehow I have more questions than answers. Land prices ↓ Membership prices ↑ "Expanded value" 🤔 See you soon.

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Prisqua Newall @metarealities.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

I'm pretty sure you can do it with the water type. And Battlestars has some windlights too. But then again, it doesn't mean this is not AI. Hard to tell these days.

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Prisqua Newall @metarealities.bsky.social · 06/06/2026

Isn't there a windlight that makes it look like that?

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Prisqua Newall @metarealities.bsky.social · 30/05/2026

Everyone talks about Second Life, VRChat and IMVU. Meanwhile, a virtual world from 1995 is quietly carrying on like it's nobody's business.

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The 30-Year-Old Virtual World Nobody Talks About

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Prisqua Newall @metarealities.bsky.social · 30/04/2026

Exactly. Starting from zero today is harder. Expectations, tools, and quality all moved up.

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Prisqua Newall @metarealities.bsky.social · 30/04/2026

It’s different, yes. But “shell” ignores the fact that people are still building, selling, and logging in daily. That’s not what a hollow platform looks like.

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Prisqua Newall @metarealities.bsky.social · 30/04/2026

Most people don’t want a second career in creation, and that’s fine. SL doesn’t depend on everyone being a creator to function. Creators quitting happens in every space once the bar rises. It’s not unique to SL, it’s what happens when hobby turns into industry.

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Prisqua Newall @metarealities.bsky.social · 30/04/2026

Blender isn’t the point. The point is expectation. Creation went from casual to professional-level. That changes who participates, not whether the platform is alive.

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Prisqua Newall @metarealities.bsky.social · 30/04/2026

Yes, the barrier is higher now. But SL didn’t “lock people out,” it just shifted toward higher-end creation. Most users were never creators to begin with.

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Prisqua Newall @metarealities.bsky.social · 28/04/2026

You learn more about a platform from the people who stayed than the people selling it. #Metaverse #VirtualWorlds

Screenshot of a Bluesky conversation. At the top, Prisqua Newall asks, “What is Second Life metaverse for you?” A user named Warden replies, asking whether Second Life is a precursor to the metaverse or something fundamentally different, noting it has outlasted every platform that tried to replace it. Below, Prisqua responds that Second Life is both: a precursor and something fundamentally different. She says it was the prototype many copied, but remains something rarer, a virtual world that became a real place for the people inside it.

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Prisqua Newall @metarealities.bsky.social · 28/04/2026

Second Life is both a precursor to the metaverse and something fundamentally different. Second Life was the prototype many copied, but it remains something rarer: a virtual world that became a real place for the people inside it.

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Prisqua Newall @metarealities.bsky.social · 27/04/2026

We spend so much time asking what a platform can do. Older communities often ask a better question: Who’s still here? #vzones

Pixel-art screenshot from a retro virtual world showing a group of avatars gathered outside a Magic Shop on the corner of Temple Street and Orchid Street. Characters wear gothic, fantasy, and casual outfits, including top hats, corsets, dark suits, bright dresses, and stylised hair. A black cat sits near the shop sign while avatars pose together in a small social scene.

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Prisqua Newall @metarealities.bsky.social · 21/04/2026

Funny thing is, Meta tried to do something similar with a lot more money behind it… and here we are, 23 years later, still talking about Second Life...

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Prisqua Newall @metarealities.bsky.social · 21/04/2026

People say online friendships aren’t real until they lose one. #DigitalLife

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Prisqua Newall @metarealities.bsky.social · 20/02/2026

“Second Life isn’t real.” Tell that to the creator who turned a Photoshop hobby into a full-time income. Ten years. One brand. Zero traditional business plan. Are virtual careers the future… or a fragile illusion? New video 👇

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Making a Real Living in a Virtual Economy

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Prisqua Newall @metarealities.bsky.social · 14/02/2026

Valentine’s Day question for the digitally brave: Would you fall in love with someone you’ve never touched? Going live with Cole to talk online relationships, long-distance dynamics, and why connection doesn’t always need geography.

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Meta Realities Unscripted ep 5: Is Online Love Real Love?

It’s Valentine’s Day. Let’s make it complicated. Cole and I are going live to ask the question everyone pretends not to have an opinion about: Would you fall in love with someone you’ve never touched?...

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Prisqua Newall @metarealities.bsky.social · 05/02/2026

The video that was meant to go up tomorrow morning (Aussie time) has been delayed. Reason: I couldn’t decide on accessories. Filming take less time than outfit decisions, which feels illegal but here we are. Coming very soon. I promise. 🙃

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Prisqua Newall @metarealities.bsky.social · 31/01/2026

Andy’s off this week, so I’m shaking things up. Joining me instead is Cole from GHB. Same livestream, different dynamic. Let’s see where the conversation goes youtube.com/live/rO9DUzI...

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Meta Realities Unscripted ep 3: So… Are Pets Crossing a Line ...

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Prisqua Newall @metarealities.bsky.social · 24/01/2026

Going live today to talk about the word friends. How it changed, how we use it now, and why it often feels off in digital spaces. Livestream later. Come share your perspective.

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Meta Realities Unscripted ep 2: What Do We Really Mean When We Say Friends

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Prisqua Newall @metarealities.bsky.social · 22/01/2026

I keep seeing "looking for friends" posts everywhere. Friendship didn't break with the internet. It was already complicated in the 80s with just landlines and basements. We blame the platforms, but maybe the real issue is thinking connection should be easy. It never has been.

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Making Friends Was Always Complicated

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Prisqua Newall @metarealities.bsky.social · 18/01/2026

This is coming together beautifully. Warm and cozy vibes already.

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Prisqua Newall @metarealities.bsky.social · 06/01/2026

Context matters. One image reflects the platform as it exists. The other reflects an interpretation layered on top. How do these two images shape your understanding of the same scene?

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Prisqua Newall @metarealities.bsky.social · 03/01/2026

Livestream moved earlier than planned. Going live shortly. Sorry for the sudden switch.

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Prisqua Newall @metarealities.bsky.social · 01/01/2026

Day one of 2026 and the grid is already wide awake. Still paying attention.

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Prisqua Newall @metarealities.bsky.social · 27/12/2025

But I have a plan .... coming out soon ... thank you though.

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Prisqua Newall @metarealities.bsky.social · 25/12/2025

People also uses AI ... I was going to wear a shirt for a video when I realised there was a spelling error, and I just couldn't do it. Even messaged the creator and they didn't fix it, which kinda says a lot ... 🫤

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Prisqua Newall @metarealities.bsky.social · 25/12/2025

Not everyone celebrates. Not everyone’s okay. This is just a thank you to the friends I found this year, and to everyone who shared a moment along the way.

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Ice Skating Through the Holidays, Pixel Edition

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Prisqua Newall @metarealities.bsky.social · 20/12/2025

Nothing against the store at all. I just don’t like seeing more AI-style ads that erase what Second Life actually looks and feels like, especially when we’re trying to bring new people in.

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Prisqua Newall @metarealities.bsky.social · 20/12/2025

Remove the brand name and the tiny caption. What’s being sold here? A dress? An AO? A skin? Jewellery? A stock image? And would you know this is a Second Life avatar? Because I wouldn’t. If the logo has to explain it, the ad already failed.

Two highly realistic female Second Life avatars posed side by side against a dark studio background, wearing an ornate pastel corset gown with floral embroidery and jewellery. The image resembles a high-fashion or AI-generated editorial rather than an in-world Second Life scene.

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Prisqua Newall @metarealities.bsky.social · 19/12/2025

Mobile downloads are not the same thing as growth. They tell us how effective ads are, not whether people understand or stay in Second Life. Retention, not installs, is the metric that matters.

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Understanding Second Life Growth in 2025

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Prisqua Newall @metarealities.bsky.social · 15/12/2025

Damn. And some of us don't want to be acknowledged at all that we tipped 😁

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Prisqua Newall @metarealities.bsky.social · 15/12/2025

b. Yes, it does for creators and consumers. Yet, new events are still surfacing .... And notice how they now all have a MP sales event ... 🤣 (Yes, I am still watching you the Prim Mafia....)

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Prisqua Newall @metarealities.bsky.social · 15/12/2025

I have more thoughts about Lelutka. I'll see if I can find the time to do a video about it.

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Prisqua Newall @metarealities.bsky.social · 15/12/2025

I get the burnout angle & an advent calendar is work. But Lelutka isn’t exactly grinding the event circuit. They don’t need to be in 10 events/mth pushing new heads to stay relevant. They can sit one out & still sell just fine. So for me it feels more like a brand exercising the luxury of choice.

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Prisqua Newall @metarealities.bsky.social · 09/12/2025

If Linden Lab wanted to compare RL vs SL, maybe… use an actual human? AI slop isn’t helping anyone understand how Second Life works. It just makes newbies think we walk like Pixar extras. #secondlife

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Nice Try, Linden Lab… But AI Isn’t Real Life

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Prisqua Newall @metarealities.bsky.social · 30/11/2025

Signature pushed a huge update and a male friend proclaims the body is “irrelevant.” Fine. Poll time. youtube.com/post/Ugkxkat...

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Prisqua Newall @metarealities.bsky.social · 14/11/2025

Turns out, sitting can be cinematic. MOVE Animations and Kraftwork teamed up—and my avatar hasn’t stopped fidgeting since. 💡 Watch “When Furniture Learns to Move” #secondlife

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When Furniture Learns to Move

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Prisqua Newall @metarealities.bsky.social · 09/11/2025

We don’t need demos at supermarkets because we can see what we’re buying & return it if it’s bad. In Second Life, we can’t. No refunds. No guarantees. How is that hard to get? We work real jobs to buy your stuff. We just want what we pay for.

A YouTube comment thread discussing product demos in Second Life. The highlighted comment reads:
"I guess she thinks the same about you. When you go to a supermarket in real life, you don’t ask for demos of every product, right? Some creators simply prefer to focus on what actually matters: making new items, improving their work, and keeping their store active. Not every creator has the time—or the obligation—to hand-hold customers who expect the world for a few Lindens."

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