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Old May 9, 2014, 2:48 pm
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Beckles
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I just watched part of the video on Kickstarter and he says:
Originally Posted by Ben Sclappig Kickstarter video
It's insane, I can't even begin to imagine how expensive the ticket is, and it's just, it's absolutely nuts what they're charging
People are giving him money based on that type of comment?
Originally Posted by Raffles
You should be annoyed by the fact that Ben earns as much in a month as the average American earns in a year yet is still doing this.
This may not be the right thread for this discussion, but I personally believe that some of the numbers and comments I've seen thrown around for what bloggers "earn" is over-estimated by some, and this would be an example of that.
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