The 'Experience Project'? What's that?
I've never heard of it before. Why is everyone here talking about it? 🤔
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In addition to what others have written here there were other darker events that led to the Experience Project being shut down. There was a "consensual murder" of a woman in a couple that met here.
https://www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/news/in-ohio-womans-murder-suspects-wife-says-theres-more-to-the-story/
And while I agree with some of the nostalgia of people here for the site, when I was onsite it was also the home of people who were clearly pedophiles and had easy access to underage users. There were also users who were openly and virulently racist.
The thing that made the Experience Project thrilling and vibrant -- full freedom and lack of regulation -- was also what allowed its darker underside to exist.
https://www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/news/in-ohio-womans-murder-suspects-wife-says-theres-more-to-the-story/
And while I agree with some of the nostalgia of people here for the site, when I was onsite it was also the home of people who were clearly pedophiles and had easy access to underage users. There were also users who were openly and virulently racist.
The thing that made the Experience Project thrilling and vibrant -- full freedom and lack of regulation -- was also what allowed its darker underside to exist.
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@PowerofStories Just read the article. Gina's (the wife of the murderer) story doesn't sound terribly convincing. According to her, "her husband told her he tried to talk Martinez out of taking her own life, and that she had a plan of how she wanted Nisbit to kill her, and he eventually crumbled."
What a weak person her husband must have been. No one could ever convince me to deliberately take someone else's life, and I don't care what method they used in order to try to blackmail me into doing it.
What a weak person her husband must have been. No one could ever convince me to deliberately take someone else's life, and I don't care what method they used in order to try to blackmail me into doing it.
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Stephie · 22-25, F
EP, or Experience Project was the predecessor of SW and shut down around 2015 and then was reborn as Similar World (SW).
A lot of EP members have since joined SW, either keeping their original EP names or changing it to a brand new name so as to start anew with a brand new identity and leave the old traces behind.
A lot of EP members have since joined SW, either keeping their original EP names or changing it to a brand new name so as to start anew with a brand new identity and leave the old traces behind.
Muthafukajones · 46-50, M
HobNoblin · 36-40, M
It was an awesome site. Very much like this one. The world was a better place back then though.
@HobNoblin People haven't had trust in institutions since at least the early 1970's; that's not something new. People were mutilating children in 2016, and they called it "circumcision" (and they still do). And I remember that in the US at least (because no other nation has these), you had, and still have, "beauty pageants" for young girls who haven't even reached adolescence yet.
Bleak · 36-40, F
It was a platform used by some people to sound sane. 🙏
BohemianBabe · M
It was before our time. We're babies.
Convivial · 26-30, F
Twas before your time ...
Tumbleweed · F
EP was the original SW
It's nothing now...
@Pinkstarburst Could something like that happen again, here on SW?
Maybe that's a naive question, but I'm not exactly a big social media user (I only use Similar Worlds).
Maybe that's a naive question, but I'm not exactly a big social media user (I only use Similar Worlds).
Pinkstarburst · 51-55, F
@Bel6EQUJ5 I’m sure it could but pray that it doesn’t. EP was created by a man who had a family member battling a serious disease. He created as a place for people to share and support each other in their struggle; allow them a space where they could understand they are not alone. As with anything, it morphed and grew into something different. SW was created as a space for some of us to continue what was started with EP at their beginning. But it has morphed as well.
There were amazing people there just as there are here. Connections are made, friendships are formed, love is found. There were more good people than bad on EP as well as here. It’s a community just like anywhere else. We choose the level of friendships and connections in every walk of life.
There were amazing people there just as there are here. Connections are made, friendships are formed, love is found. There were more good people than bad on EP as well as here. It’s a community just like anywhere else. We choose the level of friendships and connections in every walk of life.
BigGuy2 · 26-30, M
@Pinkstarburst 👍 that was the story i was told ... so even worse then