Value for Money: Pimps vs Realtors – Stephen Dubner
Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2009/11/04/SuperFreakonomics_with_Steven_Levitt_and_Stephen_Dubner
SuperFreakonomics co-author Stephen Dubner compares the value-add of a pimp to a realtor. The conclusion? Pimps deliver prostitutes more value than realtors do for homeowners.
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With Freakonomics, Steven Levitt and Stephen Dubner revealed the good, bad, ugly and super freaky of the world around us.
The freakquel is here. Back with more than pop-culture trivia, Inforum’s next 21st Century Visionary Award recipients are ready to revolutionize our understanding of causality in an incredibly interconnected world. – Commonwealth Club of California
Stephen J. Dubner is an award-winning author and journalist who lives in New York City. He is the co-author, with Steven D. Levitt, of Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything. He is also the author of Turbulent Souls: A Catholic Son’s Return to His Jewish Family (1998), Confessions of a Hero-Worshiper (2003), and a children’s book, The Boy With Two Belly Buttons (2007).
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November 30th, 2009 at 12:24 am
Well I have bought …
Well I have bought 3 houses in my life and I always feel like I am being gang raped when I sign the papers and see all those weird fees coming out of nowhere.
Thousands of dollars — for what?
November 30th, 2009 at 12:24 am
MFA in Writing from …
MFA in Writing from Columbia University? Then compares realtors to prostitutes?
Totally idiotic. As a person who has sold property, trust me, a sharp EXPERIENCED realtor can help your sale to not later backfire. HOW do you put a dollar value on this.
SEEMS like another ivory tower egghead out of his element.
November 30th, 2009 at 12:24 am
By nature, we love …
By nature, we love everything about sex. It’s fun to talk about and in this case quite interesting.
Don’t be such a debbie downer, if you don’t like sex then don’t have any, it’s ok for the rest of the human population to enjoy sex-related information.
Thumbs down for you abstinent allen!
November 30th, 2009 at 12:24 am
I doubt that the …
I doubt that the majority of prostitutes are adept at accounting. It just doesn’t usually go along with a lifestyle that is day to day (and often involving drugs and alcohol.) Any numbers gathered would be questionable.
Also were the women who had pimps questioned at all or was it only the pimps who were asked? Even so, would the women tell less than the truth if it was what the pimps wanted? How many people would want to refute their boss in the legitimate world, let along a lawless one?
November 30th, 2009 at 12:24 am
You can use this …
You can use this theory for politicians too and social workerss who are the pimps for the judiciary, foster care, psychiatry and the prison industry. They bring in children for trafficking in this disgusting American culture that has emerged from this petri dish called socialism.
November 30th, 2009 at 12:24 am
When she says ” …
When she says “you’re amazing” and doesn’t mean it, she has good reason to.
What motive does a prostitute have to lie about her numbers after admitting she is a prostitute? I assume they keep their identity secret, so it’s not as though she is bragging.
November 30th, 2009 at 12:24 am
The only reason …
The only reason pimp stats were brought up is to “sex up” the headline for this video and attract viewers, otherwise no interesting talking points were raised in this video. “You can keep 5% commission if you do the work yourself” – what else’s new?
So here we are talking about pimps. It’s rather pathetic.
November 30th, 2009 at 12:24 am
Because someone …
Because someone exists in a world of untruths does not mean that they are evil. Are Senators evil? (Okay maybe a bad example.)
To do, an investigation into an underworld, you would have to do extensive research on a system both secretive and unstable. It would take a lot of time and work–the type of thorough research a book of small blips does not support.
I know every man wants to believe it when she says “You’re amazing” but I’m pretty sure that’s the furthest thing from her mind.
November 30th, 2009 at 12:24 am
wasn’t claiming …
wasn’t claiming anything otherwise
the point I was making
is that while “legitimate” whoring salons have legal houses
legitimate whores must use illegitimate houses
I mean
we spend thousands upon thousands of dollars for psychiatrists
when all we really need, is a good fuck
who the set up this system???
November 30th, 2009 at 12:24 am
And there is …
And there is nothing wrong with being a pimp, and prostitution is a totally voluntary transaction, and both should be legalized.
November 30th, 2009 at 12:24 am
everything is pimps …
everything is pimps and prostitutes
you just need to use the mindset to see it for what it is
advertising agencies are all pimps
and all service agencies are prostitutes
eg. hair salons, a very real likeness, they sell “hands on make-you-feel-good-about-yourself” service
same with manicures and pedicures, blah blah
they’re just whoring their skills to make you happy
…
and they charge about the same as actual prostitutes too
November 30th, 2009 at 12:24 am
this is funny
this is funny
November 30th, 2009 at 12:24 am
@16242T,
I think …
@16242T,
I think you underestimate the power of statistics and the ability of pollgivers. Not to say you can’t have a bad poll, but such things are largely accounted for in a good poll.
Just because someone is a pimp or prostitute doesn’t mean that they’re evil in every way and can’t speak a truthful statement if their life depended on it, which is what you seem to assume.
November 30th, 2009 at 12:24 am
good point
good point
November 30th, 2009 at 12:24 am
Are you a realtor ? …
Are you a realtor ?
November 30th, 2009 at 12:24 am
This is stupid.
…
This is stupid.
The numbers in real estate would be have to be accurate because of the legal nature of the business and paperwork involved.
The numbers for the other are gathered by surveys. Survey results are never accurate under the best of circumstances. Expecting truthfulness from people who are involved in criminal activity and living in an underworld society is more than a little naive.
November 30th, 2009 at 12:24 am
Where da big …
Where da big bootay at?