Don't underestimate the self-delusion capacity of the semi-affluent. How long has the "pay me something to be published in our folio of Very Important People"

Don't underestimate the self-delusion capacity of the semi-affluent. How long has the "pay me something to be published in our folio of Very Important People" scam been going on, with a never-ending line of suckers willing to pay to be included.