I once thought about making an App with various payment tiers; after payment, I'd give you a badge to prove you're wealthy. Later, I thought no one would be that silly, so I didn't make it. But someone actually built it, and this website made tens of thousands of dollars in 24 hours, because everyone was scrambling to pay just to get their website on the rankings...
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Someone turned an App idea into a website, where users pay to improve their ranking, earning tens of thousands of dollars in 24 hours, attracting attention.
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I once thought about creating an App with various payment tiers. After paying, I’d give you a badge to prove you’re wealthy. Later, I figured no one would be that foolish, so I didn’t build it.
Turns out, someone actually did it. This website made tens of thousands of dollars in 24 hours because everyone was rushing to pay just to get their site ranked higher.
You city folks are too clever.
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