OpenSim: A Grid Through Time (Part 1)

I am a fan—and have been for years—of decentralized media: the ability to host your own thing and keep your data safe from big corporations and profit-seeking entities entirely. And, to be frank (don’t call me Frank), that’s exactly what OpenSim is. Decentralized. But this is something I detailed in the first post I ever made about OS back in 2025, almost a year ago to the day. Has my experience changed? Have my opinions morphed? It’s true, OpenSim has AI-generated stuff everywhere. But so does the official Second Life grid. This doesn’t really bother me all that much anymore. It’s also true there are a lot of asset rips all over OS, but if nobody’s profiting from it, does it really matter that much? No, you shouldn’t run around Second Life with a viewer that rips assets just so you can upload them to OpenSim. In fact, I think you should learn Blender and make stuff to decorate your spaces. But you can’t stop people from doing what they’re going to do. And again, at the end of the…