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Glitchagon's avatar

Quick and to-the-point. No fuss, no drawn-out introduction, no lame backstory, just pure information condensed into a couple sentences for the average folk to understand. Readability was top tier; there wasn't a single point that I didn't understand.

Now all I need is for you to make a tutorial on how to receive $100,000!

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Mark Starlin's avatar

Thank you. To receive $100,000, be rich and put your money in a high yield savings. You will make that every month. 😉

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Grace Anderson-Author's avatar

Ha. You got me.

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Mark Starlin's avatar

I call it fishing with clickbait. Hope you got a laugh (or at least a smile) out of it.

And I believe you were number 100 to like it. If that was you. Which the highest number of likes, by far, a story of mine has gotten. So thanks for that milestone. 🤓

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Grace Anderson-Author's avatar

You’re very welcome :) I’m glad to be a part of your milestone.

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Rowan Macfie's avatar

Shades of that old classic joke 'Can a woman make you a millionaire? Yes, if you're a billionaire.'

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Mark Starlin's avatar

There are many variations. 🤓

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Tabitha Pearson's avatar

Too true...

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Mark Starlin's avatar

Sadly accurate for most of us. 🤓

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FranB's avatar

Genius!

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Mark Starlin's avatar

It is foolproof. 😉

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👟Mike Schuster👟's avatar

So... invest in a meme coin and lose half?

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Mark Starlin's avatar

Is a meme coin like Bitcoin? If so, it also sounds like a great way to lose half your money. 😉

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👟Mike Schuster👟's avatar

Believe it or not, there are cryptos way riskier than bitcoin!

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Mark Starlin's avatar

I always thought investing in crypto was like investing in lottery tickets. A few got rich but the odds were only getting worse.

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👟Mike Schuster👟's avatar

I'm actually a crypto guy so I actually like bitcoin. The description of "digital gold" I think is a good one.

Meme coins however I like to make fun of. They are memes after all.

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Mark Starlin's avatar

Yup, I never saw the value in a digital monkey NFT. I would rather buy a guitar. I may not get rich playing it, but I know I will enjoy it.

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Hanna Delaney's avatar

😂

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Mark Starlin's avatar

Thanks, Hanna. You still have time!

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Kominka Life Japan's avatar

Rob a bank then write about it?

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Mark Starlin's avatar

I’m not a fan of jail time. 😉

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Michael Mohr's avatar

hahahahaha. Yep. It's like 99% of the "successful" authors on Substack. "I just started with only 7,000 subscribers and only 250 paid. Look at me now! I'm huge!"

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Mark Starlin's avatar

Yes! "When I brought my 10,000 rabid followers over to Substack, I wasn't sure it would work, but it did! What a great time to be a writer!"

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Nick Buchheit's avatar

😂😂😂

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Mark Starlin's avatar

Thanks, Nick.

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Shawn Brooks's avatar

You got me lol

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Mark Starlin's avatar

We all want it to be easy! 🤣

Thanks, Shawn.

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K.C. Knouse's avatar

A no-fail formula. Anyone can succeed!

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Mark Starlin's avatar

As easy as falling off a bike. 😉

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Justin Deming's avatar

Haha! This is reminiscent of our Medium days. 🤣

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Mark Starlin's avatar

You know it. Clickbait City. 🤓

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Jack Herlocker's avatar

WHY did I not see this one coming? 🙄

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Mark Starlin's avatar

Because you are a trusting soul. 🤓

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Rolando Andrade's avatar

😁😁😁😁 i hope i start with 100000 and get 150000

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Mark Starlin's avatar

That sounds like good fiction. 🤣

Best wishes! There are a few who actually do. Why not you?

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John K Adams's avatar

You are a genius, Mark.

I never would have thought of that.

You should write a full-on essay on Medium about that.

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Mark Starlin's avatar

And compete with 100,000 other articles with the same title? Nah. 🤣

Thanks, John.

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John K Adams's avatar

Yeah, but this is sure fire true!

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John K Adams's avatar

You're hilarious!

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Mark Starlin's avatar

Only on Thursdays.

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John K Adams's avatar

But still...

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