Comments by "Samson Soturian" (@samsonsoturian6013) on "The Shady Business of Door-To-Door Energy Sales" video.

  1. I once got into a bait-and-switch scheme. I entered into a drawing for something assuming the cost was they'd sell my info to marketers. They called me saying I "won" but within a minute it became clear the prize was conditional on buying something else. I hung up on them.
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  2. It's one of the gimmicks many of these guys offer, but marketing gimmicks are all these guys got
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  3. Reverse that logic. How often does the establishment of business monopolies actually lead to artificially high prices? You see? Anti-trust laws don't matter, what matters is the integrity of the average person in a given industry.
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  4. There's an internet service doing that where I live offering three months free internet. My sister took their offer, I ignored them. IDK if it's a blitzscaling Ponzi scheme or a bait-and-switch but it's not my problem
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  5. Low-barrier businesses are often loaded with enough greedy bastards that they all become Ponzi schemes. The expedited delivery market is the same way as all you need is a brokerage and a van. Average wage after expenses is below minimum wage for drivers/brokers while the managers are all losing money.
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  6. It works on the same concept as hedge funds. It keeps price discovery accurate and gives men the chance to become rich. But for that very reason, it draws in a lot of greedy bastards to the point where on average the whole industry effectively subsidizes the consumer experience at their own expense.
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  7. SPAC era is done. Institutions know how they work so they don't buy them
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  8. Enron was much bigger.
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  9.  @citylimits8927  They were into anything that paid, though
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  10. I don't buy anything from salesmen of any kind, because obviously the salary of the salesman is priced in which is a lot. And that's assuming they're aren't scamming you in any way.
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  11.  @Tola5657  No problems you have heard of, anyway. You either allow Ponzi schemes, or you allow monopolies, end of story
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  12.  @Tola5657  You didn't apparently, since WSM doesn't conflict what I said. Now shut up you arrogant grunt
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