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These people weren't scammed, they were defrauded. They were promised one thing and delivered another. The event organisers simply lied so as to inflate the pri
by popcorncowboy 3y ago
These people weren't scammed, they were defrauded. They were promised one thing and delivered another. The event organisers simply lied so as to inflate the price they could charge for a thing that was worth dramatically less (arguably nothing). The extent of that gap constitutes a form of theft, and the organisers should be charged accordingly.
The people who bought tickets weren't gullible or stupid, any more than you would be buying a ticket to a festival with your favourite bands only to rock up and find there are no bands. #fyrefestival
- userbinator 3y agoThe people who bought tickets weren't gullible or stupid Look at the marketing material on their website and ask yourself who wouldn't be suspicious upon seeing multiple nonsensical words: https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/original/002/764/707/40b https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/original/002/764/707/40b
- defrost 3y agoMaybe, but there's precedent: gadjama tuffm i zimzalla binban gligla wowolimai bin beri ban o katalominai rhinozerossola hopsamen laulitalomini hoooo gadjama rhinozerossola hopsamen bluku terullala blaulala loooo ~ Hugo Ball : https://www.theguardian.com/books/booksblog/2009/aug/31/hugo-ball-gadji-beri-bimba https://www.theguardian.com/books/booksblog/2009/aug/31/hugo... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x1AmcBM5Ejg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x1AmcBM5Ejg
- DonHopkins 3y agoWhat??! I thought that was Oompa Loompa!
- timeon 3y agoThe website had even more red flags than this.