• RangerJosie@lemmy.world
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    If I was buying mystery boxes of mystery shit on the deep web and ended up with a box of girl scout cookies I wouldn’t even be mad.

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    Cops secretly love it when you prove that you’ve not broken the law. They will test you by contradicting you, but you just gotta raise your voice and gesticulate wildly, and they will come around to your way of thinking. The longer you argue your point, the more they will respect you

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    Go online

    Post advertisement for obvious scam

    Get no sales

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    Spend more money on advertising

    Get a few tiny nibbles at my scam

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    Spend enormous amounts of money on advertising

    Finally, some traction. Approaching break-even point. I can see the light of day on the horizon. Perhaps I can turn a profit in another few months.

    Look at my budget. Oops! All Advertising!

    Realize I could have operated a real for-profit business that made something useful and turned a profit much faster