▲ 237 ▼ South Koreans hunt for old LG air-conditioners after logos turn out to be pure gold (www.straitstimes.com) submitted 8 months ago by abacabadabacaba@infosec.pub to c/nottheonion@lemmy.world 23 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] tyler@programming.dev 55 points 8 months ago (4 children) Why would you reveal this with a video? Like…this is literally free money for the taking. permalink fedilink source hideshow 8 child comments replies: [–] tuff_wizard@aussie.zone 48 points 8 months ago (1 child) Nothing is worth more than clout on the internet. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] FuglyDuck@lemmy.world 31 points 8 months ago* (1 child) Probably make more in clicks and adds than they can make buying and scraping a very limited amount of probably-not-actually-pure gold. Certainly less work. (Edit: this is the irregular reminder to crack addicts and meth heads- flocke cameras have copper you can sell.) permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] tuff_wizard@aussie.zone 8 points 8 months ago Oh I'm sure its pure gold. The whole half micron layer. permalink fedilink source parent [–] ILoveUnions@lemmy.world 11 points 8 months ago (1 child) If you're the gold store people are selling gold to, you make more money revealing this permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] tyler@programming.dev 1 point 8 months ago If there’s only 10k of them, you would definitely make more money collecting those yourself. Putting it on the internet like that ensures that every gold store in the country starts getting those. permalink fedilink source parent [–] chuckleslord@lemmy.world 10 points 8 months ago (2 children) The people who made out like bandits during the 1849 gold rush sold panning equipment and shovels. This is the modern version of that. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] batmaniam@lemmy.world 2 points 8 months ago (1 child) Well, them and the bandits, I'd imagine. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] chuckleslord@lemmy.world 3 points 8 months ago (1 child) I actually think the metaphor doesn't really work when applied literally, except in the tautological sense. Banditry was a very poor lifestyle, only engaged in by the truly desperate. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] batmaniam@lemmy.world 2 points 8 months ago I think we can both agree tautology works because it works, and that's good enough for me. permalink fedilink source parent [–] tyler@programming.dev 1 point 8 months ago That was with an essentially infinite supply of people to sell to. There’s only 10k of these things, and putting it on the internet insures that you’re only going to get an incredibly small fraction of the gold sold back to gold stores. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Aatube@thriv.social 1 point 8 months ago have some charity permalink fedilink source parent
[–] tuff_wizard@aussie.zone 48 points 8 months ago (1 child) Nothing is worth more than clout on the internet. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] FuglyDuck@lemmy.world 31 points 8 months ago* (1 child) Probably make more in clicks and adds than they can make buying and scraping a very limited amount of probably-not-actually-pure gold. Certainly less work. (Edit: this is the irregular reminder to crack addicts and meth heads- flocke cameras have copper you can sell.) permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] tuff_wizard@aussie.zone 8 points 8 months ago Oh I'm sure its pure gold. The whole half micron layer. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] FuglyDuck@lemmy.world 31 points 8 months ago* (1 child) Probably make more in clicks and adds than they can make buying and scraping a very limited amount of probably-not-actually-pure gold. Certainly less work. (Edit: this is the irregular reminder to crack addicts and meth heads- flocke cameras have copper you can sell.) permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] tuff_wizard@aussie.zone 8 points 8 months ago Oh I'm sure its pure gold. The whole half micron layer. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] tuff_wizard@aussie.zone 8 points 8 months ago Oh I'm sure its pure gold. The whole half micron layer. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] ILoveUnions@lemmy.world 11 points 8 months ago (1 child) If you're the gold store people are selling gold to, you make more money revealing this permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] tyler@programming.dev 1 point 8 months ago If there’s only 10k of them, you would definitely make more money collecting those yourself. Putting it on the internet like that ensures that every gold store in the country starts getting those. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] tyler@programming.dev 1 point 8 months ago If there’s only 10k of them, you would definitely make more money collecting those yourself. Putting it on the internet like that ensures that every gold store in the country starts getting those. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] chuckleslord@lemmy.world 10 points 8 months ago (2 children) The people who made out like bandits during the 1849 gold rush sold panning equipment and shovels. This is the modern version of that. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] batmaniam@lemmy.world 2 points 8 months ago (1 child) Well, them and the bandits, I'd imagine. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] chuckleslord@lemmy.world 3 points 8 months ago (1 child) I actually think the metaphor doesn't really work when applied literally, except in the tautological sense. Banditry was a very poor lifestyle, only engaged in by the truly desperate. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] batmaniam@lemmy.world 2 points 8 months ago I think we can both agree tautology works because it works, and that's good enough for me. permalink fedilink source parent [–] tyler@programming.dev 1 point 8 months ago That was with an essentially infinite supply of people to sell to. There’s only 10k of these things, and putting it on the internet insures that you’re only going to get an incredibly small fraction of the gold sold back to gold stores. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] batmaniam@lemmy.world 2 points 8 months ago (1 child) Well, them and the bandits, I'd imagine. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] chuckleslord@lemmy.world 3 points 8 months ago (1 child) I actually think the metaphor doesn't really work when applied literally, except in the tautological sense. Banditry was a very poor lifestyle, only engaged in by the truly desperate. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] batmaniam@lemmy.world 2 points 8 months ago I think we can both agree tautology works because it works, and that's good enough for me. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] chuckleslord@lemmy.world 3 points 8 months ago (1 child) I actually think the metaphor doesn't really work when applied literally, except in the tautological sense. Banditry was a very poor lifestyle, only engaged in by the truly desperate. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] batmaniam@lemmy.world 2 points 8 months ago I think we can both agree tautology works because it works, and that's good enough for me. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] batmaniam@lemmy.world 2 points 8 months ago I think we can both agree tautology works because it works, and that's good enough for me. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] tyler@programming.dev 1 point 8 months ago That was with an essentially infinite supply of people to sell to. There’s only 10k of these things, and putting it on the internet insures that you’re only going to get an incredibly small fraction of the gold sold back to gold stores. permalink fedilink source parent