Most audacious new-age scam EVER

dogjones · 19th November 2009, 09:03 AM

http://www.human-regenerator.com/

This is beyond belief. Yours for a mere 420,000.00 euros!

Pure_Argent · 19th November 2009, 09:10 AM

As far as scams go, that one's pretty well done. Just the right mix of numbers, snazzy web design and pseudoscientific mumblings - along with a healthy dose of, y'know, not making any specific claims whatsoever.
Gotta hand it to 'em.

AgeGap · 19th November 2009, 09:44 AM

Quote:

Imagine something would exist that allows you to live a healthy, care free life

The thick end of half a million Euros would do it for me.

plumjam · 19th November 2009, 09:45 AM

Looks like the Orgasmatron from that Woody Allen film.

Drudgewire · 19th November 2009, 09:48 AM

Good thing I clicked a few links. From the first page it looks like they're charging a half mil for a sex toy.

Moochie · 19th November 2009, 09:48 AM

The couldn't even afford a proper English translation.

M.

Ladewig · 19th November 2009, 09:58 AM

Took me eight pages to figure out what it is supposed to do. Apparently you lay in a machine that spins protons in such a way as to cause vibrations that are in tune with human cells' vibrations. Only 50 machines will be built this year.

My comments:
The website includes an Einstein "quote:" Everything in life is vibrations.

The device appears to be small enough that fat people cannot fit into it.

While the price tag is hefty, repair technicians will arrive within 48 hours of a malfunction being reported.

Ladewig · 19th November 2009, 10:00 AM

Originally Posted by Pure_Argent

As far as scams go, that one's pretty well done. Just the right mix of numbers, snazzy web design and pseudoscientific mumblings - along with a healthy dose of, y'know, not making any specific claims whatsoever.
Gotta hand it to 'em.

Actually they do claim to strengthen the immune system. Would that claim run afoul of the U.S. FDA?

Drudgewire · 19th November 2009, 10:18 AM

Originally Posted by Ladewig

Actually they do claim to strengthen the immune system. Would that claim run afoul of the U.S. FDA?

So does Garlique. Legally speaking, "strengthen" is a far more subjective term than "cure" and easier to get away with.

Unlike a Bull · 19th November 2009, 10:19 AM

Originally Posted by Ladewig

While the price tag is hefty, repair technicians will arrive within 48 hours of a malfunction being reported.

Yes, because God forbid it stopped "working".

jasonpatterson · 19th November 2009, 10:21 AM

We have invented a machine that will save your health... We're only going to make 50 of them a year though, so that it stays exclusive.

ETA: I wonder if this is worse than the $300,000 watch that only tells you whether it's day or night and looks like a piece of junk. At least here you might get some placebo going...

genesplicer · 19th November 2009, 10:21 AM

Originally Posted by Ladewig

Actually they do claim to strengthen the immune system. Would that claim run afoul of the U.S. FDA?

Probably, but I think being based in Dubai might mitigate that little problem...

Drudgewire · 19th November 2009, 10:32 AM

Originally Posted by genesplicer

Probably, but I think being based in Dubai might mitigate that little problem...

They'll have one in New Mexico next year.

Marduk · 19th November 2009, 10:57 AM

Originally Posted by Drudgewire

They'll have one in New Mexico next year.

yup, for $5, made out of an old washing machine

Starthinker · 19th November 2009, 11:05 AM

Are you trying to tell me I got ripped off?

Marduk · 19th November 2009, 12:51 PM

Originally Posted by Drudgewire

So does Garlique. Legally speaking, "strengthen" is a far more subjective term than "cure" and easier to get away with.

Garlique, wtf, did France suddenly come over all posh,

shandyjan · 19th November 2009, 05:25 PM

Originally Posted by Starthinker

Are you trying to tell me I got ripped off?

I have some special cleaning fluid, helps keep it in tip top condition, yours for 50Euros

Paul C. Anagnostopoulos · 19th November 2009, 05:41 PM

What's up with the mumbling voice?

~~ Paul

Ralph · 19th November 2009, 07:00 PM

"Made in Germany"...

Hey--like Vince Shlomi says......"The Germans make good stuff".

You know it's gotta be a winner.......

Marduk · 19th November 2009, 09:19 PM

Originally Posted by Ralph

"Made in Germany"...
.

then I'm sure it will work with their usual efficiency
i.e. it'll go great for 4 years then will retreat back to a bunker in Berlin

Agent : Orange · 19th November 2009, 10:37 PM

haha

In the section of the website "The Future" they spelled 'scientist' wrong.

dogjones · 19th November 2009, 11:24 PM

Little do you know it's actually a government conspiracy to identify rich and stupid people.

blobru · 20th November 2009, 01:17 AM

Originally Posted by human-regenerator.com <Imagine> slide 3/6

Imagine...

...something would exist that sets new standards with regards to Design, Uniqueness and Exclusivity

Eddie Dane · 20th November 2009, 01:25 AM

I don't know if this scam will work.
The price tag is quite hefty. Maybe the UAE has a lot of rich people with no understanding of science.

It is quite bold trying to scam a few people for an enormous amount, rather than many for a small amount.

Eddie Dane · 20th November 2009, 01:38 AM

Originally Posted by blobru

http://i298.photobucket.com/albums/m...Imagine-31.jpg

This actually quite smart IMHO.

They aim for people who buy luxury products to show off. The same folks who will pay € 60.000 for a Zenith watch. Not because it does something special, or that the materials used warrant such a price. No, because it is an "exclusive" watch.
Why is it exclusive? Because it is expensive.
Why is it expensive? Because it is exclusive.
See how that works?

This magnificent trick usually requires one essential element: advertising.
I mean, you want people to recognise your "luxury" item for the hideously expensive toy it is. To achieve this, it's exclusiveness and expensiveness must be communicated far and wide.
I challenge you to open a glossy magazine that does NOT contain a Rolex advert. It takes a huge budget to acquire that weird status that makes people overpay for your product.

Of course, the comparison is not totally valid. Rolex does what it says on the tin: tell the time and communicate (manufactured through advertising) status.

This product carries the great threat of having the opposite effect in the status department: You show it off to your social group and they all think you're an idiot.

This is apart from the obvious false claims in the functional department.

P.J. Denyer · 20th November 2009, 05:52 AM

Originally Posted by Eddie Dane

Maybe the UAE has a lot of rich people with no understanding of science.

Doesn't a high proportion of funding for promoting Islamic Creationism come from this region? Hhhmmmm maybe theres a link.....

blobru · 20th November 2009, 06:57 AM

Originally Posted by Eddie Dane

This actually quite smart IMHO.

They aim for people who buy luxury products to show off. The same folks who will pay € 60.000 for a Zenith watch. Not because it does something special, or that the materials used warrant such a price. No, because it is an "exclusive" watch.
Why is it exclusive? Because it is expensive.
Why is it expensive? Because it is exclusive.
See how that works?

This magnificent trick usually requires one essential element: advertising.
I mean, you want people to recognise your "luxury" item for the hideously expensive toy it is. To achieve this, it's exclusiveness and expensiveness must be communicated far and wide.
I challenge you to open a glossy magazine that does NOT contain a Rolex advert. It takes a huge budget to acquire that weird status that makes people overpay for your product.

Of course, the comparison is not totally valid. Rolex does what it says on the tin: tell the time and communicate (manufactured through advertising) status.

This product carries the great threat of having the opposite effect in the status department: You show it off to your social group and they all think you're an idiot.

This is apart from the obvious false claims in the functional department.

Yeah, that's the scam, alright. Buzz words direct to the buyer's libido / amygdala.

Here the translation, though -- probably from Arabic into English -- is so awkward that the wonderful buzz words stutter and fitz and drown each other out. "...new standards [w.r.t.] Design, Uniqueness and Exclusivity" says nothing once, then the same thing twice, which is fine; but in such a clumsy way that the ad's modern-elitist message, elegant girl with the globe of light, comes across as forced and uncultured: someone who doesn't know how to talk, and thus doesn't know what she's talking about. Champagne in a can (which is not fine).

As you say, they're going for status symbol... but the status of their syntax has the opposite effect. Thus my smiley's "wtf?" reaction.

Savagemutt · 20th November 2009, 07:42 AM

Originally Posted by Unlike a Bull

Yes, because God forbid it stopped "working".

How would you even know it stopped working?

icerat · 20th November 2009, 08:01 AM

This sounds remarkably like the Dr Giger "cellular regeneration and entertainment chamber" from Deep Space 9 - In the Cards

Giger: Death is nothing more than the result of cellular boredom.

ve2vfd · 20th November 2009, 08:33 AM

Originally Posted by Savagemutt

How would you even know it stopped working?

Hmmm I'd say when you get <insert real nasty disease> and die...

I guess this is aimed at morons who bleed money and who want to show off their latest "toy" in their social circles...

Pat

xXMoshtradamusXx · 20th November 2009, 08:41 AM

Originally Posted by dogjones

Little do you know it's actually a government conspiracy to identify rich and stupid people.

Sounds like the kind of thing I would come up with. Lol
I should be in Politics. lol

Dave Rogers · 20th November 2009, 08:42 AM

Originally Posted by dogjones

Little do you know it's actually a government conspiracy to identify rich and stupid people.

ITYM "...other rich and stupid people."

Dave

dogjones · 20th November 2009, 02:56 PM

Originally Posted by Dave Rogers

ITYM "...other rich and stupid people."

Dave

Heh... nice

Nogbad · 20th November 2009, 03:32 PM

Seems a lot for something that tilts you backwards. Beer does that for me.

dropzone · 20th November 2009, 08:55 PM

Originally Posted by Eddie Dane

This actually quite smart IMHO.

They aim for people who buy luxury products to show off. The same folks who will pay € 60.000 for a Zenith watch. Not because it does something special, or that the materials used warrant such a price. No, because it is an "exclusive" watch.
Why is it exclusive? Because it is expensive.
Why is it expensive? Because it is exclusive.
See how that works?

For some years I have depended on a tiny subset of the population believing that. It paid off until a couple years ago. As the stock market continues to climb into "pretend money" territory I expect my expectations to improve.

People generally have short memories, and I expect those who don't will be replaced by those who don't.

OTOH, if you own a 45-room mansion and you see that an unoccupied room
is still lit when you want to go to bed, it's ultimately cheaper to use a touchscreen to turn it off than it is to have A Guy For That.

TsarBomba · 21st November 2009, 11:18 AM

Originally Posted by Paul C. Anagnostopoulos

What's up with the mumbling voice?

~~ Paul

It sounds like Ricardo Montalbán to me.

19th November 2009, 09:03 AM	#1
dogjones Muse Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Bermuda Posts: 820	Most audacious new-age scam EVER http://www.human-regenerator.com/ This is beyond belief. Yours for a mere 420,000.00 euros!
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19th November 2009, 09:10 AM	#2
Pure_Argent Certified Castlevania Fanboy Join Date: May 2009 Location: The Clock Tower Boss Room Posts: 3,819	As far as scams go, that one's pretty well done. Just the right mix of numbers, snazzy web design and pseudoscientific mumblings - along with a healthy dose of, y'know, not making any specific claims whatsoever. Gotta hand it to 'em.
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19th November 2009, 09:44 AM	#3
AgeGap Graduate Poster Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 1,803	Quote: Imagine something would exist that allows you to live a healthy, care free life The thick end of half a million Euros would do it for me.
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19th November 2009, 09:48 AM	#5
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19th November 2009, 09:48 AM	#6
Moochie Philosopher Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 5,371	The couldn't even afford a proper English translation. M.
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19th November 2009, 09:45 AM	#4
plumjam Philosopher Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Valencia, Spain Posts: 6,362	Looks like the Orgasmatron from that Woody Allen film.

19th November 2009, 09:58 AM	#7
Ladewig Philosopher Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Gulf Coast Posts: 8,961	Took me eight pages to figure out what it is supposed to do. Apparently you lay in a machine that spins protons in such a way as to cause vibrations that are in tune with human cells' vibrations. Only 50 machines will be built this year. My comments: The website includes an Einstein "quote:" Everything in life is vibrations. The device appears to be small enough that fat people cannot fit into it. While the price tag is hefty, repair technicians will arrive within 48 hours of a malfunction being reported.
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19th November 2009, 10:00 AM	#8
Ladewig Philosopher Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Gulf Coast Posts: 8,961	Originally Posted by Pure_Argent As far as scams go, that one's pretty well done. Just the right mix of numbers, snazzy web design and pseudoscientific mumblings - along with a healthy dose of, y'know, not making any specific claims whatsoever. Gotta hand it to 'em. Actually they do claim to strengthen the immune system. Would that claim run afoul of the U.S. FDA?
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19th November 2009, 10:18 AM	#9
Drudgewire Critical Doofus Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 8,226	Originally Posted by Ladewig Actually they do claim to strengthen the immune system. Would that claim run afoul of the U.S. FDA? So does Garlique. Legally speaking, "strengthen" is a far more subjective term than "cure" and easier to get away with.
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19th November 2009, 10:19 AM	#10
Unlike a Bull Scholar Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 86	Originally Posted by Ladewig While the price tag is hefty, repair technicians will arrive within 48 hours of a malfunction being reported. Yes, because God forbid it stopped "working".
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19th November 2009, 10:21 AM	#11
jasonpatterson Philanthropic Misanthrope Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Macedonia, OH Posts: 908	We have invented a machine that will save your health... We're only going to make 50 of them a year though, so that it stays exclusive. ETA: I wonder if this is worse than the $300,000 watch that only tells you whether it's day or night and looks like a piece of junk. At least here you might get some placebo going...
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19th November 2009, 10:21 AM	#12
genesplicer Critical Thinker Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Riverside county, CA Posts: 294	Originally Posted by Ladewig Actually they do claim to strengthen the immune system. Would that claim run afoul of the U.S. FDA? Probably, but I think being based in Dubai might mitigate that little problem...

19th November 2009, 10:32 AM	#13
Drudgewire Critical Doofus Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 8,226	Originally Posted by genesplicer Probably, but I think being based in Dubai might mitigate that little problem... They'll have one in New Mexico next year.
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19th November 2009, 10:57 AM	#14
Marduk Dragon Killer Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Newbury, Berkshire Posts: 3,073	Originally Posted by Drudgewire They'll have one in New Mexico next year. yup, for $5, made out of an old washing machine
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19th November 2009, 11:05 AM	#15
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19th November 2009, 12:51 PM	#16
Marduk Dragon Killer Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Newbury, Berkshire Posts: 3,073	Originally Posted by Drudgewire So does Garlique. Legally speaking, "strengthen" is a far more subjective term than "cure" and easier to get away with. Garlique, wtf, did France suddenly come over all posh,
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19th November 2009, 05:25 PM	#17
shandyjan Graduate Poster Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: N/W England Posts: 1,013	Originally Posted by Starthinker Are you trying to tell me I got ripped off? I have some special cleaning fluid, helps keep it in tip top condition, yours for 50Euros
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19th November 2009, 05:41 PM	#18
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19th November 2009, 07:00 PM	#19
Ralph Muse Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: S.E. Mass....... Posts: 987	"Made in Germany"... Hey--like Vince Shlomi says......"The Germans make good stuff". You know it's gotta be a winner.......

19th November 2009, 09:19 PM	#20
Marduk Dragon Killer Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Newbury, Berkshire Posts: 3,073	Originally Posted by Ralph "Made in Germany"... . then I'm sure it will work with their usual efficiency i.e. it'll go great for 4 years then will retreat back to a bunker in Berlin
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19th November 2009, 10:37 PM	#21
Agent : Orange Thinker Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 143	haha In the section of the website "The Future" they spelled 'scientist' wrong.
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19th November 2009, 11:24 PM	#22
dogjones Muse Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Bermuda Posts: 820	Little do you know it's actually a government conspiracy to identify rich and stupid people.
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20th November 2009, 01:17 AM	#23
blobru Illuminator Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 3,281	Originally Posted by human-regenerator.com <Imagine> slide 3/6 Imagine... ...something would exist that sets new standards with regards to Design, Uniqueness and Exclusivity
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20th November 2009, 01:25 AM	#24
Eddie Dane Graduate Poster Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 1,245	I don't know if this scam will work. The price tag is quite hefty. Maybe the UAE has a lot of rich people with no understanding of science. It is quite bold trying to scam a few people for an enormous amount, rather than many for a small amount.

20th November 2009, 01:38 AM	#25
Eddie Dane Graduate Poster Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 1,245	Originally Posted by blobru http://i298.photobucket.com/albums/m...Imagine-31.jpg This actually quite smart IMHO. They aim for people who buy luxury products to show off. The same folks who will pay € 60.000 for a Zenith watch. Not because it does something special, or that the materials used warrant such a price. No, because it is an "exclusive" watch. Why is it exclusive? Because it is expensive. Why is it expensive? Because it is exclusive. See how that works? This magnificent trick usually requires one essential element: advertising. I mean, you want people to recognise your "luxury" item for the hideously expensive toy it is. To achieve this, it's exclusiveness and expensiveness must be communicated far and wide. I challenge you to open a glossy magazine that does NOT contain a Rolex advert. It takes a huge budget to acquire that weird status that makes people overpay for your product. Of course, the comparison is not totally valid. Rolex does what it says on the tin: tell the time and communicate (manufactured through advertising) status. This product carries the great threat of having the opposite effect in the status department: You show it off to your social group and they all think you're an idiot. This is apart from the obvious false claims in the functional department.

20th November 2009, 05:52 AM	#26
P.J. Denyer Thinker Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 180	Originally Posted by Eddie Dane Maybe the UAE has a lot of rich people with no understanding of science. Doesn't a high proportion of funding for promoting Islamic Creationism come from this region? Hhhmmmm maybe theres a link.....
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20th November 2009, 06:57 AM	#27
blobru Illuminator Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 3,281	Originally Posted by Eddie Dane This actually quite smart IMHO. They aim for people who buy luxury products to show off. The same folks who will pay € 60.000 for a Zenith watch. Not because it does something special, or that the materials used warrant such a price. No, because it is an "exclusive" watch. Why is it exclusive? Because it is expensive. Why is it expensive? Because it is exclusive. See how that works? This magnificent trick usually requires one essential element: advertising. I mean, you want people to recognise your "luxury" item for the hideously expensive toy it is. To achieve this, it's exclusiveness and expensiveness must be communicated far and wide. I challenge you to open a glossy magazine that does NOT contain a Rolex advert. It takes a huge budget to acquire that weird status that makes people overpay for your product. Of course, the comparison is not totally valid. Rolex does what it says on the tin: tell the time and communicate (manufactured through advertising) status. This product carries the great threat of having the opposite effect in the status department: You show it off to your social group and they all think you're an idiot. This is apart from the obvious false claims in the functional department. Yeah, that's the scam, alright. Buzz words direct to the buyer's libido / amygdala. Here the translation, though -- probably from Arabic into English -- is so awkward that the wonderful buzz words stutter and fitz and drown each other out. "...new standards [w.r.t.] Design, Uniqueness and Exclusivity" says nothing once, then the same thing twice, which is fine; but in such a clumsy way that the ad's modern-elitist message, elegant girl with the globe of light, comes across as forced and uncultured: someone who doesn't know how to talk, and thus doesn't know what she's talking about. Champagne in a can (which is not fine). As you say, they're going for status symbol... but the status of their syntax has the opposite effect. Thus my smiley's "wtf?" reaction.
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20th November 2009, 07:42 AM	#28
Savagemutt Thinker Join Date: Sep 2004 Posts: 127	Originally Posted by Unlike a Bull Yes, because God forbid it stopped "working". How would you even know it stopped working?
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20th November 2009, 08:01 AM	#29
icerat Graduate Poster Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: stockholm, sweden Posts: 1,052	This sounds remarkably like the Dr Giger "cellular regeneration and entertainment chamber" from Deep Space 9 - In the Cards Giger: Death is nothing more than the result of cellular boredom.

20th November 2009, 08:33 AM	#30
ve2vfd Critical Thinker Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Montreal, Canada Posts: 320	Originally Posted by Savagemutt How would you even know it stopped working? Hmmm I'd say when you get <insert real nasty disease> and die... I guess this is aimed at morons who bleed money and who want to show off their latest "toy" in their social circles... Pat

20th November 2009, 08:41 AM	#31
xXMoshtradamusXx Thinker Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: BFE, KY Posts: 165	Originally Posted by dogjones Little do you know it's actually a government conspiracy to identify rich and stupid people. Sounds like the kind of thing I would come up with. Lol I should be in Politics. lol
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20th November 2009, 08:42 AM	#32
Dave Rogers The Unbanned Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Notlob Posts: 8,013	Originally Posted by dogjones Little do you know it's actually a government conspiracy to identify rich and stupid people. ITYM "...other rich and stupid people." Dave
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20th November 2009, 02:56 PM	#33
dogjones Muse Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Bermuda Posts: 820	Originally Posted by Dave Rogers ITYM "...other rich and stupid people." Dave Heh... nice
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20th November 2009, 03:32 PM	#34
Nogbad Master Poster Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Scotland Posts: 2,091	Seems a lot for something that tilts you backwards. Beer does that for me.
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20th November 2009, 08:55 PM	#35
dropzone Muse Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 684	Originally Posted by Eddie Dane This actually quite smart IMHO. They aim for people who buy luxury products to show off. The same folks who will pay € 60.000 for a Zenith watch. Not because it does something special, or that the materials used warrant such a price. No, because it is an "exclusive" watch. Why is it exclusive? Because it is expensive. Why is it expensive? Because it is exclusive. See how that works? For some years I have depended on a tiny subset of the population believing that. It paid off until a couple years ago. As the stock market continues to climb into "pretend money" territory I expect my expectations to improve. People generally have short memories, and I expect those who don't will be replaced by those who don't. OTOH, if you own a 45-room mansion and you see that an unoccupied room is still lit when you want to go to bed, it's ultimately cheaper to use a touchscreen to turn it off than it is to have A Guy For That.
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