Alain Kinsella
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Posted - 2011.09.13 11:09:00 -
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For both Elise and RAW: I admit to scanning the long posts, but the general gist of the matter seems to be if 'viable' investing is dead (or, if it was ever alive in the first place). My own take is that it really does not matter either way. As long as the person involved enjoys what they're doing, the amount of time (and money) invested/won/lost is moot.
This is a game, albeit a very complicated and harsh one. The fact that I've kept myself above water financially (without any severe reaching for PLEX conversion) for over two years is enough success to me, and its been through just about everything short of major (POS-based) Industry work. And from a US$ perspective, I've getting a lot more enjoyment out of each US$ than I did for SL, Uru, or even Travian.
Nouva MacGyver (-snipped-) wrote:The only realistic "value" that makes the scam within an offering non-existent is a person's personal integrity and whatever beliefs he/she chooses to ascribe to him/herself consistently within this virtual world or perchance as an extension from his/her real life persona. It is an unknowable value to anyone other than the person him/herself and any evaluation done by me can never ensure that I would not be scammed for the period of my investment until the proceeds are back in my e-hands. The same cycle and risks present themselves yet again no matter if it's the person's first, second or third offering.
The investor chooses to believe what he/she wants to believe and every choice made ultimately becomes the responsibility of the self. Some feel good having researched and made a good return on an investment; others play a dangerous game and make good on the same investment via a blind gamble. In the end if both sort of investors had invested the same amount, both accomplish the same financial returns/deficit, sans any other intangible achievements/regrets which they attribute to themselves with regards to the investment.
Out of curiosity, would you consider investing with a RL friend safer? I've been making the argument that the 'smaller' Industry money can easily be scaled if one or two others join in and share their resources. That requires trust, as stated, which I've always felt is best done among friends - preferably from RL, or gained that way later through Eve.
Note I define 'RL friend' as someone that you know some of their personal info, usually including RL name and some other data like phone, address etc. The RL friend who got me into Eve in the first place is no longer playing, but his initial goodwill and sharing of resources (through corp structure) kept me moving through the early months of the game.
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