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If you need more proof of this....
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Donald Trump is getting $1.5 million for an hour long speech on how to get rich. The senseless ones are the people giving him the money.
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Ye gods. But that article proves that at least two people have more money than sense--the one who bought the virtual space station and the one who bought the virtual island. And I'd say an easy way to get rich is by not giving your money to Donald Trump.
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I have a virtual yacht for sale if anyone is interested. I'll let it go for $100,000. Really, this is a great deal.
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Don't laugh to hard, as with that game in-game money can be converted into real-life cash, and he can tax players in-game money to use the stuff at and around that space station. IIRC the guy who bought the island made money off it, I see no reason why the guy who buys the space station won't.
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I guess with enough willing people it could be profitable.
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