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That's going to Cost you

Today I saw a very interesting cartoon. So, just wanted to share with you all. It describes a business setup where a farmer raises green pastures for deers, goats and other secondary consumers. These consumers were offered these services free of cost. Then, as its a business so profit making attitude has to be there. The farmer can't do charity for these consumers. So to get the price for his work and also to make huge profit, he charges $20 per entry in this farm from the lions. This business model is followed in various industries at the moment. The biggest one being our internet industry. They offer various free services for us, from our e-mails to searches to what not. But they recover this cost from the advertisers. This innovative way of earning was followed by some of my friends at colleges of Pune also. They used to organize various parties where they kept free entries for girls. But for guys they used to charge hefty entry charges just to watch those girls. Just look aroun