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Now that's something else. Do you remember where you read that? I'd love to know more.
by npteljes 5y ago
Now that's something else. Do you remember where you read that? I'd love to know more.
- soared 5y agoSimilarly, people in Venezuela play RuneScape, an mmo, and sell virtual currency as a full time job: https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.polygon.com/platform/amp/features/2020/5/27/21265613/runescape-is-helping-venezuelans-survive https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.polygon.com/platform/amp/fe... Venezuelans farm gold and indirectly sell it to wealthy Americans. $0.70 for 1MM gold is nothing for an American, but adds up to meaningful amounts in Venezuela if your monthly salary is $4 USD.
- npteljes 5y agoI already knew about these, but thinking about it, it's not less surreal than remote controlling a robot in another country for pennies. Even has a wiki on it: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gold_farming https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gold_farming
- petra 5y agohttps://www.dailycal.org/2019/10/15/kiwi-hires-colombian-students-to-supervise-kiwibots/ https://www.dailycal.org/2019/10/15/kiwi-hires-colombian-stu...