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Old 24 August 2017, 09:48 PM   #31
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It's a pity that this thread got him a few hundred page views, but since he posted the article through HuffPo's "contributor" platform he won't make any money from it

The reason he posted was to drive traffic to his personal site and sell more get-rich-quick products, but since he practically called all Rolex owners idiots, I doubt anyone from TRF is buying
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Old 24 August 2017, 10:19 PM   #32
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lol what a crock of shit.
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Old 24 August 2017, 10:31 PM   #33
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lol what a crock of shit.
Yeah. Ha. Seriously.
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Old 24 August 2017, 10:53 PM   #34
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It's a pity that this thread got him a few hundred page views, but since he posted the article through HuffPo's "contributor" platform he won't make any money from it
I am glad to hear that. I wanted to get my click back!!!
Ultimately HuffPo still got some undeserved (from my point of view) traffic...
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Old 24 August 2017, 11:07 PM   #35
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I am glad to hear that. I wanted to get my click back!!!
Ultimately HuffPo still got some undeserved (from my point of view) traffic...
Isn't all of HuffPo's traffic undeserved? This is a photo from a real editor's meeting over there... It doesn't look like a team of veteran investigative journalists

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Old 24 August 2017, 11:12 PM   #36
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Isn't all of HuffPo's traffic undeserved? This is a photo from a real editor's meeting over there... It doesn't look like a team of veteran investigative journalists

not 1 dude?

not a shock really, at all. but hypocritical I would say.
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Old 24 August 2017, 11:15 PM   #37
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not 1 dude?

not a shock really, at all. but hypocritical I would say.
you're totally correct -- they frequently attack companies and institutions for being male-dominated, yet they posted the photo along with this tweet

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Old 24 August 2017, 11:24 PM   #38
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Old 24 August 2017, 11:50 PM   #39
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I asked the man why he didn’t take the Rolex, sell it and buy 10 Apple Watches. He said, “I... obviously can't do any maths."

But this is the guy he wants to do business with!

And forget your phone having time and date, $10 watches have this and have done so for many more years.

Really a brain-dead article, and just the flip side to the shit gibbon.
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Old 25 August 2017, 12:06 AM   #40
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I asked the man why he didn’t take the Rolex, sell it and buy 10 Apple Watches. He said, “I... obviously can't do any maths."

But this is the guy he wants to do business with!

And forget your phone having time and date, $10 watches have this and have done so for many more years.

Really a brain-dead article, and just the flip side to the shit gibbon.
Will someone please tell me what a shit gibbon is?
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Old 25 August 2017, 12:10 AM   #41
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Will someone please tell me what a shit gibbon is?
ha. I don't know, but I absolutely love the term.

wow. love it. can't wait to start using it. Neil, please advise what it means so I can use it!!
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Old 25 August 2017, 12:11 AM   #42
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you're totally correct -- they frequently attack companies and institutions for being male-dominated, yet they posted the photo along with this tweet

I find that type of shit outrageously annoying.

The picture is one thing, but the caption creates a whole new picture. How is it possible our freaking species is this dumb???
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Old 25 August 2017, 12:59 AM   #43
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I find that type of shit outrageously annoying.



The picture is one thing, but the caption creates a whole new picture. How is it possible our freaking species is this dumb???


And this whole time I thought feminism was an equal rights movement.


I'm not too familiar with a Fitbit, but it seems to fit the snowflakes of Silicon Valley just fine.




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Old 25 August 2017, 06:02 AM   #44
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Old 25 August 2017, 06:31 AM   #45
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I can't stand articles that compare "stuff" to investments. It's pointless. My car is bad because it doesn't pay me a return? What I always ask is, do they make this argument about other disposable items? Also, no one seems to have a problem buying $600-$800 smartphones and ridiculous monthly plans. That somehow falls into "necessity" to these same people.
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Old 25 August 2017, 07:59 AM   #46
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You couldn't have been more wrong.
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Old 25 August 2017, 08:49 AM   #47
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I find that type of shit outrageously annoying.

The picture is one thing, but the caption creates a whole new picture. How is it possible our freaking species is this dumb???
People like to be manipulated, what can I say??
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Old 25 August 2017, 11:23 PM   #48
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Will someone please tell me what a shit gibbon is?
The shit gibbon refers to the current leader of the free world, altho we'll have to check this on an hourly basis.
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Old 26 August 2017, 12:03 PM   #49
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What a silly article
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Old 26 August 2017, 12:44 PM   #50
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He brags about wearing his Fitbit while likely spending $20,000
surfing Puerto Rico ,
wave riding in The Dominican Republic,
surfing in California,
swimming in Florida,
wakesurfing in Texas,
longboarding in Costa Rica.
all while sporting his modest Fitbit.
He could have stayed home on a couple trips and purchased a Rolex to last a lifetime....
Calling BS
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Old 26 August 2017, 12:51 PM   #51
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The shit gibbon refers to the current leader of the free world, altho we'll have to check this on an hourly basis.
The previous leader and we don't have to check it, we saw it for 8 years unfold weekly
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