I wonder if there's a Second Life-like thing out there that has text chat and isn't associated with cryptocurrency, or if just dealing with SL being empty and hard to bring people onto is still my best option
@NovaSquirrel Well, I know of one virtual world that is in development. It's currently in pre-alpha, but I can DM you a link to their discord if you're interested.
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@Zauberin I'd probably wait until it's public