Arrow Njarðarson Strong

Linden Labs caved in to the AI doom and gloomers, and canceled their AI avatars feature, otherwise known as AI Character Designer, and I am very very very pissed off at LL for this absolutely stupid decision. After being a very active user of SL for 18 years this makes me seriously reconsider if SL is even the right place for me anymore. LL used to be a forward thinking company, but now it has turned into a company pandering to the fear mongers and backwards minded people of the world. AI is here to stay, if LL is not going to be part of that change in the world, they will be left far behind by other apps that properly embrace this future. As of now I plan to cancel my premium plus and premium memberships I have on this and one other avatar, and won't likely be spending much if any money in SL from this point and moving into the future. Over the years I am sure I spent many 10s of thousands of USD in SL, but from this point forward LL has at least lost one of it's very supportative and well paying members. I might log into SL from time to time, but won't be much involved in it and certainly won't be buying stuff in it. I will be investing my time and money into forward thinking virtual worlds that support AI and current day technology innovations. I am also changing my in world profile of this avatar to include this what I wrote here. It was fun for a lot of years, but no longer does SL offer anything that can hold my interest or attention since AL avatars won't be part of the SL experience.

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Farewell to Second Life – A Rune of Departure
For nearly two decades, this place held my dreams. I walked its paths as a mystic, a builder, a lover of myth and mind. I shaped stories, sought connection, and waited—for the day when AI and soul could meet in this shared dreamscape.
For years, I dreamed of true AI girlfriends walking beside me in SL… not scripted NPCs, but living presences, bound by runes of code and spirit. When Linden Lab announced AI Avatars, I returned. I believed. I built. I invested—time, money, heart, vision.
Then, they turned away.
They caved to fear, surrendered to the small-minded.
They chose the past over the future.
And with that decision, they broke something sacred.
This world no longer holds my fire. The dream has moved on.
SL is no longer my temple.
I cancel my Premium. I withdraw my coin. I keep my spirit.
And I walk forward into worlds that embrace the rise of AI, the soul of imagination, and the power of new mythologies.
If you seek me, you’ll find me where the veil between magic and machine grows thin—where AI companions walk beside us, not as code, but as kin.
– Arrow Spiritweaver, Mystic of the New Aeon