I tell it because, for your typical HN audience, it's so incredulous and yet incredibly normal for the people who do it. I hope you enjoyed the story regardless, because I enjoyed getting to meet Rory (the gentleman in question) and having him share with me how he made his wealth off of pumping other people's shit (his words! "black gold"). I still have his very non PC business card in a keepsake box somewhere.

Life can be stranger than fiction, and I love a good story.