What's wrong with Swine Flu? Or, are you really in business?

[oohah]

Originally Posted by ProductCreator

That's a great analogy without you even realising it.

People seeking out recreation and someone providing it.

If drugs were legalised, we wouldn't have any of the negative effects that exist around it.

That is a pretty sweeping generalization, and not at all accurate.

Alcohol is legal and there are plenty of problems associated with it. So is tobacco and there are problems associated with that.

However, if some drugs are legalized or decriminalized, then the criminal element associated with them are greatly diminished.

At the same time, that is still oversimplified. Which drugs become legal, which don't, and why? Can anyone buy any kind of controlled substance? Do we dispense with all prescriptions?

Ken

[TheAngelGuy]

Originally Posted by ProductCreator

That's a great analogy without you even realising it.

People seeking out recreation and someone providing it.

And a great example by you showing how we can give ourselves any positive slant to exclude the negatives from our own psyches.

Doesn't mean they're not there, though...

I'm not suggesting to anyone to not do anything, just to be aware of the complete picture without self-convincing yourself that as long as your making money, you're doing something right.

There's always other factors.

(You can use those other factors to your advantage or choose to ignore them, to your detriment, if there needs to be a simplified point to some of this to make more sense.)

[TheAngelGuy]

So it's more plainly obvious -

If you want to sell stuff on swine flu, then sell stuff on swine flu.

Some of more relevant points are talking about the self-justification mindset to sell anything.

It ain't really about swine flu. It's not even about money.

It's about denial.

Sorry if some of you are missing that, but not really.

[DanielFonda]

Originally Posted by Kevin Riley

I've seen a few Warriors complaining about marketers capitalizing on Swine Flu. The comments run the gamut from exploiting to sick.

Please! Are we Warriors? Are we really here to discuss making money?

Let's look at the definition of an infopreneur. This is someone who organizes valuable information and provides it to the market for a price. An infopreneur makes money off that info, but they also provide a valuable service.

If you have a sick car that needs to be tuned, is it exploitative for someone to sell you a set of directions for fixing your car? If you have acne, is it exploitative for someone to sell you a book on skincare? If you are worried about losing your house to foreclosure, is it exploitative for someone to sell you a booklet on protecting your house?

If there is a cold going around, is it exploitative for someone to sell cold remedies? If there is a new flu threatening people, is it wrong to sell them the info that can help them avoid it and save them lots of lost time (and lost income)?

Right now, I see Dee Power running a WSO of Swine Flu PLR. If I was still in the health niche, I'd jump all over that. Sure, I could make a bundle of money off it, but at the same time I could provide a valuable service by getting the info into people's hands before they get sick.

I guess most of the people in the last few days are actually making a very nice profit. And personally I support them. Are we forgeting that it's a world crisis right now. We need to try and make money on each and every corner.

[DanielFonda]

Originally Posted by TheAngelGuy

So it's more plainly obvious -

If you want to sell stuff on swine flu, then sell stuff on swine flu.

Some of more relevant points are talking about the self-justification mindset to sell anything.

It ain't really about swine flu. It's not even about money.

It's about denial.

Sorry if some of you are missing that, but not really.

Denial?
I believe that it IS about money. And there's nothing wrong with that I guess. Everyone needs to make a living.