Proof that the Internet Has Magnified Human Idiocy
From Mirriam-Webster.com:
id·i·o·cy
- Pronunciation:
- \ˈi-dē-ə-sē\
- Function:
- noun
- Inflected Form(s):
- plural id·i·o·cies
- Date:
- circa 1529
1: usually offensive : extreme mental retardation
2: something notably stupid or foolish
There’s a guy who is making hundreds of dollars from a site that he put up as a joke. Basically, it’s a dick-waving contest to prove who is the most ‘baller‘. Dudes log on to the site, then pay money via credit card to get to the top of the list. Whoever makes it to the top of the list earns the title ‘The Big Baller’, hence the name of the site, TheBigBaller.com. He’ll retain the moniker and stay at the top of the list until someone ponies up more money than the current baller did, at which point they will take over the prestigious title. If he wants to prove that he is the most baller and earn crown back, he’ll have to pay the difference between his bid and the new big baller’s bid, plus at least one dollar more.
As soon as the press release drops, this thing is going to blow up and he’s going to make some serious cash.
If this does not exemplify human stupidity at it’s worst, I honestly don’t know what would.





Reader Comments
If it gets to $500 will he hire an editor?
Tracy, editors almost by definition TAKE THINGS AWAY. What he wants to hire is a headlines writer, who can make almost anything look good!
Tracy, Thanks for commenting.
Yaknow, I kind of doubt it from the way the guy talked about it. I ran across it on a forum – the site owner started a thread and there was a big discussion on it:
http://www.warriorforum.com/main-internet-marketing-discussion-forum/77024-funniest-502-07-i-ever-made.html
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Mike, Thanks for taking the time to comment.
Interesting site you’ve there. I am a little tight for time right now but I grabbed your RSS feed, I’ll peruse around when I get caught up… as you’re definitely covering a topic of interest for me.
Mike