Hobofinance

Leveraging OPT (other peoples time). Feminists should not read the below sober…

I can’t remember if it was Aristotle or Leroy the pimp who so eloquently said, “why work when someone else is willing to pay you for the privilege?”

Despite your personal feelings toward prostitution, pimping is the quintessential business model. Pimps have an income stream that doesn’t rely on their hourly work, a product that will always be in demand within a niche market, clientele that need it regularly (like disposable razor blades or whiskey), a business that requires little startup investment and offers unlimited potential returns. Pimps have little or no capital at risk, because their labor is their product working on a commission basis and getting paid a fraction of their earnings. This probably differs if one is managing escorts or peddling hood rats, I can’t say for sure. But as a general rule there are higher input costs if targeting a wealthier client base. Nevertheless both cases require little in the way of costs as compared to potential returns. There is that ever-present risk that one of the better earners may get banged up a bit or diseased, but this is a manageable concern and should only impede business long enough to find another corporate whore to step in. No one is irreplaceable.

The pimp’s unconstrained time alone makes him an effective businessman…well, that and his ‘pimp smack’ which ‘keeps his bitches in line’ (This is not meant to be derogatory. It is a commonly accepted industry term for keeping a close eye on ones employees). If he tried to work the pleasure industry with his time alone, one trick at a time, he’d quickly exhaust his earning potential, limited by the number of hours in a night with only one of him to go around. The pimp smartly utilizes the most fundamental component of money making, leverage. His time is limited, but with each additional whore he brings in he grows his business exponentially. His time can be spent looking for new money making opportunities, looking for new clientele, providing protection, or keeping his bitches’ inline. Every girl added is greater leverage for the pimp. Finally, what makes the pimp a powerful business man and pimpin the quintessential business model is he understands the value of his product because he’s passionate about it. It’s a lot like Warren Buffet loving Cherry coke, and also owning Coca Cola.

Leverage can enslave or liberate, and those who become aware of its workings in their lives can choose to be enslaved or liberated by it. All employees (commission based salespeople not included) are selling themselves by the hour for a fixed salary while the people above them happily reap the benefits, assuming the company is run well and making profits. Many people feel grateful to be used in such a way, they feel secure and insanely loyal to their employers, never realizing their sole value to the company is their ability to save the owner time he doesn’t have to spend doing their job. In fact, if he understands leverage and has a hobo spirit he may remove himself from the work side of the equation all together and delegate his remaining managerial responsibilities to a trustworthy CEO. He can have all the time in the world to live his dream life and collect his share of profits from the company he’s established. Now that’s pimp!