u/Throwdotaway1

Fundamentally, age verification accomplishes only 2 things, allowing adults to avoid kids if they want to and it allows vrchat to moderate NSFW in non 18+ instances.

The big issue vrchat is trying to solve is, they want to stay on the app stores, but to stay on the app stores and also get official partnerships, you must remain safe for kids, but if you make vrchat safe for kids, the platform will die because the only loyal audience, are adults. Its a social chat room, its not a place for kids by nature.

Age verification and honestly, even appealing the younger demographics damages the new user experience. If you join the game, and you encounter 1 adult for every 50 kids on day 1, you will just leave, you will feel that you are not the target audience. But kids are such low value audiences. They wont stick around, they arent part of your community. They can help you grow player numbers temporarily, but thats it. Age verification also does absolutely nothing to keep problematic adults from kids. the current verification strategy does nothing to keep kids safe, but laws are typically more focused on keeping the kids safe. One way verification pretty much only exists as the solution to allow NSFW without losing pg13 status. Long term, this platform would need an actual separation between the kids version of the game, and the adults version, meaning mandatory verification for all, at account creation. Which again, creates a problem because providing your ID to play a game, is going to kill the games new user aquisition. Alternative mandatory forms of verification (age estimation, or something similar) with less friction and privacy risks would likely be the best solution.

Realistically, the problem is just that society thinks raising kids is the internets' responsibility, and no longer that of the parents.

I understand that if they just cancel those abatement or PILOT, they will be sued. But what if there is just a new bill that simply adjusts the property value.

"Due to low property taxes on this building, the actual value of of this land is greater than that of equivalent property. Tax will be adjusted to reflect the new price". This way, instead of increasing property taxes on normies, you ensure a more fair distribution first, and then if you need more, you can keep adjusting.

I joined about 3 years ago. Started off on pc, just wanted to watch the chaos, was just trolling, screen sharing the game on discord as we all laughed at the types of people on vrchat

About 4 months into vrchat, I met a guy who was actually pretty cool. I added him on league of legends, and I was pretty surprised to see someone so ‘normal’ was on vrchat. Eventually I got a headset and start hanging out with more of his friends. Pretty much everyone in this friend group is a femboy or trans, including my friend. I felt a bit uncomfortable at first, but I got to know everyone and they were all pretty friendly and wholesome.

Eventually, I switch to making my own booth avi (lasyusha). As more time passes, I am convinced to get thigh highs, I start to like them. And now I write this with a blahaj on my lap, in a skirt, camisole, and thigh highs.

I do feel guilty about some of the things I’ve said in the past, but I feel vrchat helped make me more positive as a person

I couldnt believe i saw it, found one that specifically mentioned femboys as her first prompt. And then everything else was just so offputting. One was her in front of a communist flag, the next photo was her with guns. Why couldnt it be one of the millions of normal profiles be the one that mentioned femboys

I was laid off a year ago with a nice severance and also about 1.5m in investments. I'm 31 and just not sure what to do. I don't really want to work again as I don't need to, but I'm kinda bored and also a bit lonely. Work filled most of my social life and without it, it's kinda vanished. I'm not even sure what dating will look like, indont have a job but I'm not gonna say "I don't work, I got money" cause that's just asking for the wrong audience.

I wanted to be cute so badly, but I was overweight and it's hard to feel cute when you dislike your body. So I decided im going to fix that. It took about a year but I did it. Im 138 on the scale, far healthier than I ever was. Ill probably keep going till around 130, which is still a healthy range, just gonna try to get that femboy stomach.

So much happiness!

I picked up many great habits along the way. I joined a run club, I cook for myself, I watch my posture, my mood has improved, I feel more comfortable socializing.

And most importantly, i finally ordered a maid outfit as a reward!