So, just to get a ballpark figure for the number of paid members on LJ, I checked out the paidmembers community paidmembers

23765 paid members. Let's do the math
23765*25=$594,125

Holy Shit. Looks like our little addiction is quite profitable for Mr. Brad. Of course, a lot of that gets funneled back into the site, but geesh.

And I thought the time of the young entrepeneur building their fortune had passed.