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

by mountaineer • 12 years ago

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walterbell3• 12 years ago

"One out of every 200 people on the planet makes more than a million dollars a year. That’s one half of one percent of the world population. In the United States, it’s one out of every 50. It’s actually people talking about the one percent, but it’s actually the two percent."

Good to know. The article would have benefited from a discussion of country club entrance and eviction policy.

MiddleEndian3• 12 years ago

In the United States, it’s one out of every 50.

This is blatantly false.

walterbell3• 12 years ago

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...

adamnemecek• 12 years ago

This will fail so hard that it's not even funny.

krapp• 12 years ago

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

kjs32• 12 years ago

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.

tfederman• 12 years ago

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.

MiddleEndian3• 12 years ago

Although I am not a member, Metafilter does this with a $5 cost.

walterbell3• 12 years ago

Were you thinking of a one-time fee or annual?

There's a Social Network That Costs $9,000 to Join

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