Eternally Young Avatars

Whether the other side of the keyboard has a nine or a ninety year old, the SL avatars are all... OK, mostly... young, slim, broad-shouldered (if male) and nicely busty (if female). There are of course the occasional ones on the Help Island who are robot-like or dragon-like but these are exceptions. The SL world is a land of eternal youth, exuding the mechanistic, staccato charms of a jelly-motion 20-something party.. Appearance and clothes seem to be a big concern, even for newbies... comments on each other's hair or costumes are frequent objects of typed comments. Even newbies have been asking questions about where to shop for more exotic or dramatic costumes! And asking where to get money to get stuff! The Linden dollar cash registers should start ringing...