There's a growing anti-noob movement going on in SL.
Fortunately, I am not part of it. Ok, to be honest, I'm taking a little break from it. Over the past year or so that I've been on SL I have done my part to help a noob, and the occasional not-so-new noob with things like, showing them where to get free stuff, signing them up to a freebie group, instructing them on how to do this or that within SL. As I started putting USD into game I on occasion would buy noob x a shape, or skin, depending on how much I had, and how generous I was feeling at that time. I did this without expecting anything back, and I usually didn't get anything back.
Later, I started doing makeovers. I didn't charge. As long as they had the linden to pay for the stuff, all I did was use my time to show them what to get, and help them get the look they thought I could help them with attaining. I didn't have one client who wasn't happy with what they got.
I haven't done much of that lately. I have found that no matter how much you help someone out, they will eventually forget who you are and you never hear from them again. I find that quite rude, but in the end, is probably the best thing because why do you want an ungrateful mooch to be your friend anyway? You can do so much for people. Tell them how to do this or that, to improve on their avi, and whether they listen to you or not, is up to them.
On the flipside, there are still a lot of generous people on SL. It isn't so much that they are throwing money at noobs to help them out. It's the little things, whether it be sending a gift certificate to someone who is clearly new to help them out, or giving someone at random a little linden love. It's the person who let you live rent free for weeks when you first started(Thanks Lix!). Pay it forward when I can, but now I'm just a little more choosy on who I help...and I still don't expect anything back..knowing you help someone out just because it makes you feel good is the gift that comes back to you.
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