Trying to decide if I should be outraged over all this Fyre stuff

Documentaries and news stories all over the place, best I can tell it's related to this absurd culture where morons will pay huge amounts of money to attend parties because people who are mostly famous for being famous and getting paid to go to parties where people pay to go to parties that they'll be at (kind of a circular thing here).

So some dude decides to set up the ultimate scam and/or gets in way over his head in trying to make money by getting morons to pay to come to a party. Pays people to say they'll be there and sells tickets for $1,000 to $25,000. Idiots rain money down on him and get shafted as he can't deliver anything close to what he said.

OK, obviously he owes money back, he's in jail for related fraud and there was probably some fraud involved here...but I'm really having trouble feeling bad for people who shell out big bucks to go to parties so they can see people like Kardashians, who's total claim to fame is they are willing to do anything for money on camera and stupid people are willing to shell out huge amounts of money to watch them.

Am I wrong for laughing at those that got taken by the latest PT Barnum?

Posted: 01/29/2019 at 10:32AM

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Trying to decide if I should be outraged over all this Fyre stuff -- Vienna_Hokie 01/29/2019 10:32AM

After watching the Netflix doc, I don't think it started out as a scam -- HokieNoVA 01/29/2019 2:01PM

And after watching the one on Hulu -- HokiesIE 01/29/2019 3:34PM

Removing and deterring fraud and scammers from society... -- Stockleybridge 01/29/2019 1:34PM

Why is this news again? didn't it happen like two years ago? ** -- HokieSignGuy 01/29/2019 12:57PM

There are two new documentaries on it that just came out... -- vthokieq 01/29/2019 1:06PM

Ohhh. okay. I might have to watch. Back when it happened, I was -- HokieSignGuy 01/29/2019 1:09PM

Totally agree, especially when you see only one poor schmuck -- HokieForever 01/29/2019 11:51AM

Sounds like a Small Frye -- Newt 01/29/2019 11:19AM

A show popped up on Hulu a couple days ago.. -- Vienna_Hokie 01/29/2019 11:24AM

You hadn't heard about it because you're not a social influencer or -- Late 80s Hokie 01/29/2019 12:50PM

Things began falling apart when they were kicked off the private island ... -- OXVT 01/29/2019 10:50AM

I was really hoping this would lead to Ja Rule's huge comeback. Rap hasn't -- Hurley09 01/29/2019 12:10PM

Why in the world would you be outraged and not laugh at them? -- vthokieq 01/29/2019 10:38AM

I don't know. People still got swindled. Does it matter if they were -- AbsolutVT03 01/29/2019 2:32PM

PT Barnum can't be insulted enough -- VTSnake 01/29/2019 11:37AM

That's what I'm asking, the news stories and such seem to imply I should -- Vienna_Hokie 01/29/2019 11:22AM

Do you have outrage for phishers who steal old people's retirement savings? -- Tafkam Hokie 01/29/2019 11:31AM

This was more than a "freak show", this was absolute fraud IMO. -- vthokieq 01/29/2019 11:26AM

If you watch the documentary, it sounds more like he was in over his head.. -- Freddyburg Hokie 01/29/2019 11:48AM

I watched it...I agree he was over his head... -- vthokieq 01/29/2019 11:51AM

It's a fine line...Barnum's freak shows were questionably fraud -- Vienna_Hokie 01/29/2019 11:31AM

To me Barnum is like professional wrestling... -- vthokieq 01/29/2019 11:36AM

Good point about the NY VIP startup.... -- Freddyburg Hokie 01/29/2019 11:49AM

Yeah, I don’t have much sympathy for anyone involved, including the vendors -- CPRVHokie 01/29/2019 11:08AM

I haven't watched it, but I agree the morons who follow "influencers" like -- Stork 01/29/2019 10:37AM

Turned off the Hulu documentary after about 20 minutes because they used -- Hurley09 01/29/2019 11:51AM

We live in crazy times -- MrBayAreaHokie 01/29/2019 10:36AM

Trying to decide if I should be outraged over all this Fyre stuff

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