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People not deserving the right of vote
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Ice cream. Free ice cream. This Friday was a hot, sunny day, and they guys could have not chosen a better moment. Lunch time in the business area of the city. Opening day. New shop. Very well known and delicious ice creams. I could not believe my eyes. The queue went over the corner. Expected waiting time: between 30 and 45 min. The square was full of people. No doubt, brilliant marketing campaign. If you already discover the trick around Santa and the Three Wise Men, you probably know that if it’s free… you are the product. Yes… Facebook is free, because you’re the product… and your attention / time, the currency. Anyway, back to the ice creams. Imagine the pictures in Instagram for this shop. And the “almost free marketing”. Because… let’s do the math. A 3 dollar ice cream in exchange of 30 to 45 min of your time. They are paying you less than the minimum salary of any reasonable decent country in the World. People selling their time so cheap should be put in jail or sent to a “productivity camp” and prevented of their right of vote. These guys were workers of the business district in the business capital of the country. And this is a constant. People not assessing the value of their time. People scrolling and scrolling, randomly watching “free” videos looking for knowledge in any area you can imagine. Fitness, history… or PPPs and infrastructure. It’s the same. And the algorithm is smarter than you. They want your time. They well ensure that you spent as much time as possible by inserting bad videos between the ones that you are obviously looking for. Anyway. I hope you got my point. If you don’t want randomness. If you want curated material with no fluff. PPP, management and infrastructure material… There is a link below. Only one. ​Mentorship It’s not free, but trust me, it’s extremely cheap… Even if you compare the time that you’ll save to get knowledge at minimum salary. ​Mentorship PD 1: If you liked this email, don't keep it in secret and forward it to a friend. They will thank you enormously one day. PD 2: If somebody has sent you this email and you want to receive emails like this yourself, visit vicentevalencia.com PD 3: If you want unsubscribe, click the link below. |
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