$4.13
Sunday, July 20th, 2008How much are you worth? Apparently as a 28 year old woman from the UK I’m only worth $4.13.
With the complexity of mocking self-identity, Barcode Yourself lays out a fresh absurdity in the modern world of consumerism.
So how much are you worth? Let me know in the comments.
1:12 am on 21-Jul-08
$8.59!
Let’s hope the mob don’t find out.
1:17 am on 21-Jul-08
Now that’s just silly! ((fumes))
9:19 am on 21-Jul-08
Strange – I’m also 28/UK/woman and worth a princely $4.41. I’m a little heavy, so perhaps it’s by the pound…
Be interesting to find out if why certain people score more highly than others…
3:48 pm on 21-Jul-08
Well, according to the site’s algorithms, women are only worth 75% of a man’s value. Apparently 33 is the perfect age (something to do with Jesus). I really don’t know why J.D. is worth so much, it must be an inverse calculation.
6:02 pm on 21-Jul-08
I have a bar code but it doesn’t tell me my worth. Do I have to print it out and take it to the grocery check out?
6:26 pm on 21-Jul-08
Hey Tim, there’s a scan button which will tell you your price.
11:52 pm on 21-Jul-08
Five dollars and fifty-three cents.
Or a gallon of gas in the US…
10:50 am on 22-Jul-08
“Well, according to the site’s algorithms, women are only worth 75% of a man’s value.”
What kind of f***ery is that? That’s really cheesed me off. *WTF-o-meter twitches*
Although it’s set up as a bit of fun, I’m suddenly seeing something very dark about the percieved value of people. I’m going to play around with it and see what I would score if I was from a few another country, a male, or over a Certain Age.
8:26 pm on 22-Jul-08
Thanks PJ, $9.56. At first I thought it was based on the market value of the chemicals in our bodies, but with that women being 75% of men based on 30 year old wage statistics, I have no idea what it means except that I am the most valuable commenter here.
Hurray for me! Huzzah!
8:27 pm on 22-Jul-08
I think I’m worth more because I’m American! Whooooo!
3:20 am on 23-Jul-08
Interesting results everyone.
CB: I know! It’s complete bollocks so I’m not taking it very seriously. Apparently a 33 year old bloke from Luxembourg who weighs 150lb would be worth $10… I think this guy has created his system in his own image, and anyone who doesn’t fit in with it is penalised.
Tim: Indeed. Though it’s complete crud of course.
3:21 am on 23-Jul-08
J.D.: No comment.
2:17 am on 24-Jul-08
I wasn’t joking. It’s pro-American bias is obvious, because I don’t understand how I’m worth more than you (tbh).
11:01 am on 25-Jul-08
Now I know that you’re trying to make it up to me. I’m not used to you being nice.
9:36 pm on 25-Jul-08
And I’m not used to being nice to you. But things change.
Cheese sandwich?
11:16 pm on 25-Jul-08
Cheese sandwich? WTF?? No comprendo, hablo inglés.
4:12 am on 26-Jul-08
I was offering you a sandwich, and you insult me by blabbering on in Spanish?!
This whole “peace” thing is tougher than I thought it’d be.
10:47 am on 26-Jul-08
Why would you offer me a sandwich? Is this some strange American custom?
I thought that you might be insulting me, by calling me a cheese sarnie. Don’t get me wrong: I like cheese wrapped in bread, but i guess that I don’t trust your apparent benevolence. Yeah, being nice is hard work.
1:29 am on 28-Jul-08
Sure, why not.
We’re both too suspicious to make this work, I think. I’d rather have this peace, but it’s JUST TOO WEIRD…
7:38 pm on 28-Jul-08
Yeah, but it might be worth it in the end. I dunno. Flickster thinks we’re movie soulmates, etc…
9:42 pm on 29-Jul-08
And Flixster, ultimately, is smarter than us mere humans.
…
Wanna play Scrabble?
9:53 pm on 29-Jul-08
Sure, pal.
9:59 pm on 29-Jul-08
Okay!
This is fun.
10:05 pm on 29-Jul-08
Your letters: YBQKINSA
9:44 pm on 31-Jul-08
I am worth $9.75 it seems. So you’d still get a bit of change from a ten dollar bill.