I agree that these programs are ripoffs, however for a new player that option is often better than haul 500m ore in no-tank miasmos and getting ganked 
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Eitherway yes @Sadaiko . Don’t know who told you, that mining is good or why you even like it, but it is not. Yes you can mine in Praxis with slightly more yield than venture, but that is still super boring gameplay with crappy income. Do anything else, but that.