It's not surprising you never knew anyone who played that. People who play Second Life don't get out, they stay in their goon caves.

I had a roommate who played this game. Specifically, she was a whore in the game. This is how she paid her part of the rent. She wasn't shy about it, and she wasn't very good looking either. I don't think she'd have made as much in meat space.

Pretty much only came out of her room to eat, shower, or visit her son. Yes, that much of a winner, didn't have custody of her son despite being the mother and in a leftist state. I have no idea what she did to create that situation, but always speculated it was her choice so that she could spend more time in second life.