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Ok. People have expressed their opinions, now let this thread die.

Exactly. But do you see gaians attempting to go to school TO gain political power? No.

I joined Gaia because I was bored at first, then saw the problems it caused at my school.

Because at least they'll see better things than cyber sluts, and all that crap. This place will rapidly turn into Gaiaspace.com

I donate to charities once a week, pick up litter, go to homeless shelters at least 2-3 times a week. What are you doing? Read the first post.

But that's your school-- a bunch of teenagers

You can't compare your school to the rest of the world. The world isn't a bunch of teenagers.

Not everyoner is addicted to this place. Mostly, the people who beg for Kikis are new players (and most of them give up after a while).
And I don't see how Gaia is the problem. I mean, its not just Gaia: Many people are just too lazy to help the society. T.V. consumes lives just as much as Gaia does.
Basicaly, you're saying that if we get rid of Gaia, the world will be a better place. Thats not true. Gaia is not telling people: "You there! Don't bother with the real world, spend every single minute of your life here." True, they wan't people to join, and they want active members, but they don't WANT you to waste eternity on here.
Look at you, you'll be happy once you get your Angelic Staff, right? Well, if you can be happy the day you get the staff, then others can be happy when they finaly get there Kiki's and Halo's.
I come here a lot, sure, but it doesn't consume my life. I mean, school, family and friends always come first. I don't go to sleep at night and say "Oh, gee, my brother just died (for the record, no he didn't, I'm just giving an example), but its Ok! 'Cause I have a Kiki!"
Basicaly, some people have allowed Gaia to consume their lives, but not everyone.