In a purely academic pursuit, of course, sociological gaming blog Terra Nova has sought a standard unit of value by which to compare currency from across the multiverse of MMOs, and found it…in the Quickie Blowjob.
Then it struck me that there might be at lest one comparator that could be common across worlds which might cast a slightly different light on in-world currency values, and that’s sex. More specifically paid for in-world sex, and potentially the ultimate unit of measure may be the ’15 min quickie blowjob’, giving us the QBJ index.
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From my limited sample set I worked out that the Average SL-QBJ rate is about L$360.
Which if I have my sums right is about $1.5.
A buck fifty for oral gratification? The appeal of Second Life suddenly becomes viscously clear.
The author of the post then asks for comparable data from other worlds, but doesn’t really get a response. I suspect that in-person queries would have to be carried out by researchers, in which one approaches a person of negotiable affection and asks them exactly how much a 15-minute blowjob would be. I will do so at the earliest opportunity, and report back.
terra nova
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Then it struck me that there might be at lest one comparator that could be common across worlds which might cast a slightly different light on in-world currency values, and that’s sex. More specifically paid for in-world sex, and potentially the ultimate unit of measure may be the ’15 min quickie blowjob’, giving us the QBJ index.
[…]
From my limited sample set I worked out that the Average SL-QBJ rate is about L$360.
Which if I have my sums right is about $1.5.
A buck fifty for oral gratification? The appeal of Second Life suddenly becomes viscously clear.
The author of the post then asks for comparable data from other worlds, but doesn’t really get a response. I suspect that in-person queries would have to be carried out by researchers, in which one approaches a person of negotiable affection and asks them exactly how much a 15-minute blowjob would be. I will do so at the earliest opportunity, and report back.
terra nova
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