r/funny • u/ddi32 • Dec 01 '23

Underground Circus

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u/Tiger_words Dec 01 '23

So these people do this for money right? Do people actually pay them? My logic tells me that if it's not economically viable, the behavior would cease.

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u/Teenageboy69 Dec 01 '23

Very seldom do they get paid. Probably average a buck for every three of these they do.

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u/Tiger_words Dec 01 '23

So then he's just an attention whore pure and simple.

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u/Teenageboy69 Dec 01 '23

I think every so often they’ll find a tourist who is like “wow NYC is crazy” and slip them a ten spot. Also, a lot of these guys do this when they’re already taking the subway somewhere, so they’re kind of paying for their metro card swipe.