@Caliburn Susanto:
That 'cuppycake' post is something I can very much relate to, and pretty much explains my experience with SL over the past 3 days down to a tee.

I never 'got it' a few years back either, like many others I'd wager.

However having recently reached the point of pointlessness in all my usual MMO's, and unsubbing from them all over a course of a couple of months, I've discovered an incredible, fun, stimulating and utterly addictive world that I had clearly misjudged.

I attended my first live concert the other night.
I've attended classes with other newbies (@Tateru - Seshat Czeret is a great tutor!)
I've spent hours and hours (and more hours) having an absolute ball with one of my favorite pastimes: SHOPPING :D
I've made SL friends with a group of the most hilarious folk I've come across online since.. well since I can remember tbh.
I've discovered some incredible spaces and environments that I didn't think were possible outside of a commercial MMO
I've discovered Animation Overrides - little did I know that you could get rid of those god-awful default animations
Same with hair - I had much fun getting new hair!
And importantly - I didn't know that your 'av' (avatar) can pretty much be *anything* you want it to be - I had no idea I could be a car, or a Neko, or an eagle, or an incredibly-modeled Bumblebee from Transformers (that transforms into the car, and can take passengers..), etc etc

I've found it a breeze to explore and discover thanks to the ingame Search plus a couple of great links given to me by other residents.

AND, I found my haven - a place I like to call home now in SL. It's my dreams come true. Check it out for yourself: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JU35StGqxN4

Seriously? If you're anything like me and didnt 'get' SL, give it another go.
I'm having major difficulty signing out :-o

Oh and one more thing - guess how much money I've spent?
Not a single dime.

Look me up if you like - Amana Correia. More than happy to help out.