I have a friend who works at one of these scientific societies (not the ASA). It's a complete scam - the organization hasn't done anything to advance the field

I have a friend who works at one of these scientific societies (not the ASA). It's a complete scam - the organization hasn't done anything to advance the field since before any of use were born, and basically just exists to pay the salaries of the people who run it, none of whom are actually scientists. The money comes from a long-ago established monopoly on publishing some books that everybody needs to buy (which are, of course, written by actual scientists, who don't get paid).