Payin’ To Playin’

Episode 288

There is an old quote attributed to John Lee Hooker who said, “If you ain’t playin’, you payin’.” There is a lot of truth to that statement, although he probably wasn’t thinking about what is happening now in the entertainment world. In this episode, Ric takes a strong look (and aim) at the notion of pay to play business models out there. Yes, that does include multi-level marketing. As Ric will tell you, it is a predatory practice that takes advantage of the emotional connection people have with money. He says it is sad and wrong but, it looks like we are stuck with this situation.

Also, is Facebook viable, at all? Plus, this week’s unpopular thought.


NEXT WEEK: The quest to mediocrity.




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