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Fyre Fest debacle
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If you were born in the 90s or less than a few months from doing so, you are a millennial.
That title definitely goes to the world's most narcissistic generation (any country/any time) - the baby boomers.cr0wbar said:
fml, I'm part of the worst generation the world has ever seen
They grew up post WWII when the economy went on a decades long growth spurt. They had unbridled economic and educational opportunities and the government went out of its way from 1946 to today to curry their favor (and votes) by throwing enormous spending and government services at them. It continues today with Obama care which taxes young people disproportionately to pay for the boomers in the final chapter of their lives. Bush's prescription medicaid plan did the same. They are the hippy generation of the late 60's that never grew up and never doubted that the world revolved around them because Madison avenue focused all advertising their way.
They are the most selfish generation the US has ever known.
Brilliant.ellebee said:TresPuertas said:
Well, I've just found out that I hate myself.
Damn.
Well then you are probably more of a gen x then.
cone said:
What about Sale of the Century?
Perfect. That's some non-millennial **** right there.
Although, I worry that waxing nostalgic about game shows from our childhood in and of itself borders on millennial activity....
if it makes you feel any better they have to use pills to make their ***** work
This thread really sucks now.
They were talking about this on Fox News just now. Can't tell who said what but most of the talking heads were making fun of all the idiots who went to this thing.
With regards to the lawsuit, one guy ended it by saying, "Give them $5 bucks and tell them to eat it. They made a mistake." (This was assuming they get their money back already).
With regards to the lawsuit, one guy ended it by saying, "Give them $5 bucks and tell them to eat it. They made a mistake." (This was assuming they get their money back already).
I refer to 80-88 as the Oregon Trail Generation.Bunk Moreland said:Brian Earl Spilner said:
People my age (born in 88) were basically the generation that saw the world change during our childhood / adolescence. As kids, there was no cell phones, no internet, no smart phones.
Mid-to-late 90's is when the internet really started making its way into most homes, and cell phones became common, what, around 2001-ish?
When I drove up to college in 2006, I had a map of Texas with me.
Correct.
Which is why, imo, that 82-90 should have its own category. We are the hybrid class.
Because the kids below us have no idea, while we have an idea but were also thrust into technology as kids.
I didn't get a cell phone until after I was 16. But 2 years later when I graduated hs, basically every incoming freshman kid had a cell phone.
no love for number munchers
This thread was all fun and hilarious with all the Fyre Music Festival talk, then it got boring with the last 3 pages of "what age is a millennial" talk.
brucoh said:
This thread was all fun and hilarious with all the Fyre Music Festival talk, then it got boring with the last 3 pages of "what age is a millennial" talk.
Spoken like a true all star. Guess we can't all be legends, man.
Bobcat06 said:I refer to 80-88 as the Oregon Trail Generation.Bunk Moreland said:Brian Earl Spilner said:
People my age (born in 88) were basically the generation that saw the world change during our childhood / adolescence. As kids, there was no cell phones, no internet, no smart phones.
Mid-to-late 90's is when the internet really started making its way into most homes, and cell phones became common, what, around 2001-ish?
When I drove up to college in 2006, I had a map of Texas with me.
Correct.
Which is why, imo, that 82-90 should have its own category. We are the hybrid class.
Because the kids below us have no idea, while we have an idea but were also thrust into technology as kids.
I didn't get a cell phone until after I was 16. But 2 years later when I graduated hs, basically every incoming freshman kid had a cell phone.
I was born in 1980, so I had relatively no technology/internet until college. Obvious exception is a computer, which we had in the house during my middle school (macintosh) and high school (gateway) years, but no internet. My first experience with internet was dorm Ethernet in 98, so I got quite spoiled early on, and after moving into apartment dealt with the dreaded dial up for several years until cable internet or dsl became semi standard. I remember trying to figure out the difference between CD-R and CD-RW as a teenager hah.
I feel I'm the last generation to truly experience the majority of my underage years with little to no technology. (Leaving the whole gaming sector out of it). Just being born 2-3 years after me, you likely had much more exposure to internet in your high school years. I do know some people had internet at home during my hs years 94-98, but not many, especially in the first half.
Man, those prizes were EXPENSIVE!Professor Frick said:
This is easy: if you remember the Wheel of Fortune prize round as consisting of a disembodied head floating around a set picking out dining room furniture and vacuum cleaners, you're not a millennial.
Maybe you should email the owners, complain about this thread, and request a full refund.brucoh said:
This thread was all fun and hilarious with all the Fyre Music Festival talk, then it got boring with the last 3 pages of "what age is a millennial" talk.
Help me fill in the blanks here because I'm missing something...
I too was having a little laugh at the expense of the "check out my follower count" crowd on this one. See my super-professional poster on page 2.
But at the end of the day, these are consumers that were promised specific services that they did not receive due to incompetence and fraud on the part of the providers. Why exactly are some of you under the impression that they aren't entitled to seek damages?
This thread is coming dangerously close to going from "these kids learned a valuable lesson about what matters" to "I'm bitter because I was never invited to any parties so I'm carrying that chip forever."
I too was having a little laugh at the expense of the "check out my follower count" crowd on this one. See my super-professional poster on page 2.
But at the end of the day, these are consumers that were promised specific services that they did not receive due to incompetence and fraud on the part of the providers. Why exactly are some of you under the impression that they aren't entitled to seek damages?
This thread is coming dangerously close to going from "these kids learned a valuable lesson about what matters" to "I'm bitter because I was never invited to any parties so I'm carrying that chip forever."
Are you fleshing out your next Jezebel column? There's nothing "dangerous" about a message board thread laughing at strangers.Quote:
Why exactly are some of you under the impression that they aren't entitled to seek damages?
This thread is coming dangerously close to going from "these kids learned a valuable lesson about what matters" to "I'm bitter because I was never invited to any parties so I'm carrying that chip forever."
Semantics. Straw man.
Laugh at whoever you want. I think it's laughable that people spend money on commemorative plates but if they get ripped off I still think they're entitled to seek damages.
Laugh at whoever you want. I think it's laughable that people spend money on commemorative plates but if they get ripped off I still think they're entitled to seek damages.
Did I miss the post claiming Ja Rule & co weren't liable for negligence or fraud?
This isn't the high school debate club and we're not distributing justice. If you don't like the jokes, flip the channel.Quote:
Semantics. Straw man.
So when did you get back from fyre fest?
https://news.vice.com/story/fyre-fest-organizers-blew-all-their-money-months-early-on-models-planes-and-yachts
More info into where the money went (spoiler alert: the organizers are d-bags)
More info into where the money went (spoiler alert: the organizers are d-bags)
Loved the ceramic dalmation they always had.Count Counterpoint said:Man, those prizes were EXPENSIVE!Professor Frick said:
This is easy: if you remember the Wheel of Fortune prize round as consisting of a disembodied head floating around a set picking out dining room furniture and vacuum cleaners, you're not a millennial.
"...and I'll take the rest on a gift certificate."
Make sure you watch until the end.
Per the NY Times, Fyre Fest now being investigate by the FBI
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The endeavor has also become the focus of a criminal investigation, with federal authorities looking into possible mail, wire and securities fraud, according to a source with knowledge of the matter, who was not authorized to discuss it. The investigation is being conducted by the United States attorney's office for the Southern District of New York and the F.B.I.; it is being overseen by a prosecutor assigned to the complex frauds and cybercrime unit. (A spokesman for the United States attorney's office and a spokeswoman for the F.B.I. declined to comment.)
NYT Article
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Ticket packages included the $400,000 "Artist's Palace," with four beds, eight V.I.P. tickets and dinner with one festival performer.
But there was no such island or palace. Fyre employees recalled higher-ups inventing extravagant accommodations just to see if people would buy them and some did, they said.
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Weeks before the festival, Fyre informed ticketholders that the event would be "cashless (and cardless)," and encouraged attendees to put up to $1,500 in advance on a digital Fyre Band to cover incidentals, according to one lawsuit.
Those wristbands were merely a stopgap solution to help the company's cash flow, according to two employees with knowledge of the accounts.
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Back in New York, at the early May meeting, rattled employees pressed Mr. McFarland and Ja Rule on a troubling thought: They had committed fraud.
"That's not fraud, that's not fraud," Ja Rule said, according to the recording. "False advertising, maybe not fraud."
Mr. McFarland stayed silent.
We're not going to white-collar resort prison. No, no, no. We're going to federal POUND ME IN THE ASS prison.
The Fyre Festival is the gift that keeps on giving.
As the Fyre Fest keeps rolling out gems I'm of two minds. One, this whole thing is fascinating. As these stories come out it is mind blowing the incompetence and how much of a s*** show this winded up being. Second, the people who went / paid to go to Fyre Fest all seem like perfectly detestable people, however I am sympathetic. Sure there were warning signs that this was always gonna be a disaster but they were lied to and fraud-ed out of a service they paid for. As much as I love yuppies getting a comeuppance (and it has been fantastic) I hate companies committing fraud more.
As the Fyre Fest keeps rolling out gems I'm of two minds. One, this whole thing is fascinating. As these stories come out it is mind blowing the incompetence and how much of a s*** show this winded up being. Second, the people who went / paid to go to Fyre Fest all seem like perfectly detestable people, however I am sympathetic. Sure there were warning signs that this was always gonna be a disaster but they were lied to and fraud-ed out of a service they paid for. As much as I love yuppies getting a comeuppance (and it has been fantastic) I hate companies committing fraud more.
St_Jason said:
The Fyre Festival is the gift that keeps on giving.
As the Fyre Fest keeps rolling out gems I'm of two minds. One, this whole thing is fascinating. As these stories come out it is mind blowing the incompetence and how much of a s*** show this winded up being. Second, the people who went / paid to go to Fyre Fest all seem like perfectly detestable people, however I am sympathetic. Sure there were warning signs that this was always gonna be a disaster but they were lied to and fraud-ed out of a service they paid for. As much as I love yuppies getting a comeuppance (and it has been fantastic) I hate companies committing fraud more.
Why do you care how people spend their money?
I get where he's coming from. There was an elitism that was catered to through the whole thing. Seeing a bunch of people autofellate over how awesome they are, only to be done in by that same attitude, has the feel of Justice in a way.
Feds are Starting the roundup.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4656304/Fyre-Festival-organizer-charged-wire-fraud.html
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4656304/Fyre-Festival-organizer-charged-wire-fraud.html
I can't stop chuckling about all this.
Finally got to catch up on this thread.
25 year old founder, good lord.
25 year old founder, good lord.
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