A guy walks through a mall asking how all of the businesses are making money. He believes it's all fake.
https://www.instagram.com/reel/C9vgM4Ct8Pd/
I found the original video
https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZTFS3Y2q5/
The thing that catches my thoughts is how much of the world is fake. Like this mall exists, but no one knows how it makes money. There shouldn't be a way for it to work out. We have a dead Internet theory, but what if much of reality is just like that, and the internet is where it's easiest to spot?
How much can a store selling dollar costume jewelry really make in a month when they have to pay rent and wages all year?
Based on average US mall space rent ($29/ft²) I'd guess that's gotta be at least $10k per month for a tiny store (<300ft²) with 1-2 employees, utilities and whatever fees the mall tacks on on top of that.
Quite a lot I imagine, given just how much more business retail gets at Xmas. Like it is legitimately insane how much product you'll sell on a single day in December, compared to even the busiest day in any other month.