[MUD-Dev] Simulating Ancient Greece WAS: Same-Sex Marriage

[Matthew Mihaly]

On Tue, 11 Apr 2000, Jon Lambert wrote:

> Yes, but that is by and large a very broad brush.  Certainly women were in 
> most times and places considered to be 'property' themselves.  The notion that
> property can hold property is a rather ridiculous one.  :-P

Well, considering that all property is is an arbitrary claim by an entity
over something else, not really. If the property that is doing the holding
can enforce, or have enforced by another party, its claim, then it can be
said to own it just as surely as anyone owns 'his' house (which, after
all, consists of nothing more than a combination of cultural acceptance of
the idea of ownership, and enforcement via the military and police.)


> And besides, I think the Xena role and appeal is peculiarly a male fantasy. ;-) 
> 

I know TONS of women that love Xena. Most of them are gay or bi, as it so
happens.


> 20% of 97% is always larger than 80% of 3%.  The bottom line (for me) is 
> that they are irrelevant.  They neither add or subtract value from any general 
> game simply by virtue of their particular perversion, though they may be at 
> pains to make it a point that they do.   There are some games in which they 
> are the desired target audience.   They just aren't worth my time and effort 
> to cater to.  OTOH I have a pretty good understanding of the other.  
> Everyone's mileage can and will vary.

The gay demographic is the second wealthiest demographic in the US, after
the Jewish one (or so I've read in multiple places). That alone, and the
fact that 3% of 6 billion is a massive number, makes it worth targetting.
No mud gets any significant portion of the internet to use it, and all
target niche audiences. We target, for instance, people who have
disposeable cash, as opposed to the Quake kiddies. Small percentage of the
small mudding population. Quite lucrative. 

Never underestimate niches. Media empires get built on collections of
them.

--matt




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