There's a Social Network That Costs $9,000 to Join(vice.com)
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There's a Social Network That Costs $9,000 to Join
http://www.vice.com/read/this-guy-is-creating-a-facebook-for-rich-people-917
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>In the United States, it’s one out of every 50.
This is blatantly false.
This is blatantly false.
BCG [1] claims the 2013 proportion of millionaire "households" in the US is 5.9%, which would be 1 in 20 (!). This seems really high.
[1] https://www.bcgperspectives.com/content/articles/financial_i...
[1] https://www.bcgperspectives.com/content/articles/financial_i...
A millionaire household means that they either have a million dollars in cash or in assets (not sure of the methodology used here) across a household (which can be more than one person).
Making a million dollars per year as an individual is another level entirely.
Making a million dollars per year as an individual is another level entirely.
Considering the median cost of a house in, say, Reston VA is almost $450k, you can see how someone there would have a million in household assets without any other trappings of wealth.
I'd like to see a social news site that costs something like $25-50 to join. Enough to keep out kids, spammers, and trolls, but not enough to keep out serious adults.
Although I am not a member, Metafilter does this with a $5 cost.
Were you thinking of a one-time fee or annual?
This will fail so hard that it's not even funny.
A previous post about this mentioned the site is basically just a Wordpress install[0].
I'm sure if we examine the ashes long enough, we'll find the comedy.
[0]https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8329582
I'm sure if we examine the ashes long enough, we'll find the comedy.
[0]https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8329582
Don't underestimate the self-delusion capacity of the semi-affluent. How long has the "pay me something to be published in our folio of Very Important People" scam been going on, with a never-ending line of suckers willing to pay to be included.
Good to know. The article would have benefited from a discussion of country club entrance and eviction policy.