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I was reading the Wikipeida on Los Zetas, and read something interesting.
In the Mexican Execution thread, I commented that I believed that extreme level of violence was result of their push in the Extortion, which I think is the ultimate and most low cost hustle on earth.
I was right about that, and I never once read anything about Los Zetas prior
The biggest money is in fear--The fear of death or the fear or a loss of freedom. People will pay almost anything not to die or be captured. When you can franchise a low crime clique and use a brand name like "Los Zetas", you really don't have to do anything, but show up to a business, flash an official Los Zetas membership card, and just watch the money role in.
These videos and other ultra-violent acts are a way of marketing the Los Zetas brand name. The ruthlessness of two Leaders of the organization, rumored to be the most sadistic people on earth are, themselves, symbols that strengthen the Los Zetas fear factor.
What is it all about? Money, Local Zeta Cliques can use the brand name of the larger organization to extort local business and engage in kidnapping. In many areas of Mexico the Zetas must be more powerful than the local authorities, which makes them the official tax collecting entity. The local Zetas only have to pay a percentage of the extortions earned plus some sort of franchise service fee to the larger organization. It's a very risky business especially for the lower level franchises, but i suspect the returns are high, and gross margin is consistent.
I know a lot of people tend to favor Macro economics, but I think Micro Economics is the important subject to learn. It's tool box that anyone can learn to use. It's also more logical and less subject to aggregation and funky models. I feel micro economic models are more explanatory in discussing human behavior than anything else.
In the Mexican Execution thread, I commented that I believed that extreme level of violence was result of their push in the Extortion, which I think is the ultimate and most low cost hustle on earth.
I was right about that, and I never once read anything about Los Zetas prior
wikipedia said:
The biggest money is in fear--The fear of death or the fear or a loss of freedom. People will pay almost anything not to die or be captured. When you can franchise a low crime clique and use a brand name like "Los Zetas", you really don't have to do anything, but show up to a business, flash an official Los Zetas membership card, and just watch the money role in.
These videos and other ultra-violent acts are a way of marketing the Los Zetas brand name. The ruthlessness of two Leaders of the organization, rumored to be the most sadistic people on earth are, themselves, symbols that strengthen the Los Zetas fear factor.
What is it all about? Money, Local Zeta Cliques can use the brand name of the larger organization to extort local business and engage in kidnapping. In many areas of Mexico the Zetas must be more powerful than the local authorities, which makes them the official tax collecting entity. The local Zetas only have to pay a percentage of the extortions earned plus some sort of franchise service fee to the larger organization. It's a very risky business especially for the lower level franchises, but i suspect the returns are high, and gross margin is consistent.
I know a lot of people tend to favor Macro economics, but I think Micro Economics is the important subject to learn. It's tool box that anyone can learn to use. It's also more logical and less subject to aggregation and funky models. I feel micro economic models are more explanatory in discussing human behavior than anything else.
great point. He's been at it forever cause I remember in the thread I made about his posts on 
I asked the same thing in the middle of my exchanges with him, like, how many gunfights are you actually getting into?
