• UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world
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    2 months ago

    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