I'm speechless...........
At the end of each shift, Li reports the nightÂ’s haul to his
supervisor, and at the end of the week, he, like his nine
co-workers, will be paid in full. For every 100 gold coins he
gathers, Li makes 10 yuan, or about $1.25, earning an effective
wage of 30 cents an hour, more or less. The boss, in turn, receives
$3 or more when he sells those same coins to an online retailer,
who will sell them to the final customer (an American or European
player) for as much as $20.............
Read more here:
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/06/17/magazine/17lootfarmers-t.html?ei=5088&en=a6282d1ddf608fc1&ex=1339732800&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss&pagewanted=all
Pictures from the writer's trip
http://www.flickr.com/photos/juliandibbell/sets/72157594279649151/
Source:
http://www.wowinsider.com/2007/07/21/life-of-a-gold-farmer-gallery/
