I can just imagine Mike sitting back several years ago thinking to himself, "Man, how do I monetize my relationship with my fanbase so I don't have to work anymore?"
And this is what he came up with. And as some have pointed out, it wasn't even his idea to begin with -- he ridiculed another site that did this, and then he came back and does his version of the same thing.
It's funny because you can look at the solutions that people come up with and figure out what kind of people they are.
Where's that joke...
If you're a machinist, you do machinist-y kinds of things to monetize.
If you're an engineer, you do engineer-y kinds of things to monetize.
If you're a ****ing scumbag, you do ****ing scumbag-y kinds of things to monetize. (1)
It is a scheme to siphon money *off his own fan base*, particularly the less educated ones.
It's a system set up by a guy who probably didn't want to work an honest job to prey on those who themselves don't want to come by what they have honestly. Let's face it, if you are gainfully employed, you'd look at sites like this and be like, "WAT?"
In some ways, it's kind of like gambling.
The system is designed such that the house always wins.
Unlike gambling, there is less skill involved.
Also unlike gambling, the upside is way less. I mean you're bidding on dinky paintball stuff.
And like gambling, there was probably a flaw uncovered in the system.
There have been numerous gambling exploits over the years; I'll let you guys read up on them yourselves.
Here, this is kind of like a Paypal chargeback exploit. And I wouldn't be surprised that there are multiple people in on it.
Now this is all great and dandy and in hindsight. The real power is predicting the future.
I think somewhere in there Mike has alluded to some new business venture which should be very lucrative.
Anyone want to try to predict the outcome of this situation, and what the "new lucrative business" will be? Again, refer to (1)
And this is what he came up with. And as some have pointed out, it wasn't even his idea to begin with -- he ridiculed another site that did this, and then he came back and does his version of the same thing.
It's funny because you can look at the solutions that people come up with and figure out what kind of people they are.
Where's that joke...
If you're a machinist, you do machinist-y kinds of things to monetize.
If you're an engineer, you do engineer-y kinds of things to monetize.
If you're a ****ing scumbag, you do ****ing scumbag-y kinds of things to monetize. (1)
It is a scheme to siphon money *off his own fan base*, particularly the less educated ones.
It's a system set up by a guy who probably didn't want to work an honest job to prey on those who themselves don't want to come by what they have honestly. Let's face it, if you are gainfully employed, you'd look at sites like this and be like, "WAT?"
In some ways, it's kind of like gambling.
The system is designed such that the house always wins.
Unlike gambling, there is less skill involved.
Also unlike gambling, the upside is way less. I mean you're bidding on dinky paintball stuff.
And like gambling, there was probably a flaw uncovered in the system.
There have been numerous gambling exploits over the years; I'll let you guys read up on them yourselves.
Here, this is kind of like a Paypal chargeback exploit. And I wouldn't be surprised that there are multiple people in on it.
Now this is all great and dandy and in hindsight. The real power is predicting the future.
I think somewhere in there Mike has alluded to some new business venture which should be very lucrative.
Anyone want to try to predict the outcome of this situation, and what the "new lucrative business" will be? Again, refer to (1)
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Maybe I should make him an offer.
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