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meinblown t1_iuw4zq4 wrote

Reply to comment by Twombls in Another fake foliage pic from a big influencer by Twombls

How does this hurt you? Who cares?

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JerryKook t1_iuw5qct wrote

> How does this hurt you? Who cares?

So we should only complain about or discuss things, that cause us harm or damage?

To me this is like a saying we got 2' of snow when we only got 4".

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Twombls OP t1_iuw5yxn wrote

Yeah exactly this was posted on a pretty big insta page. Also with the implication that it looks like this RIGHT NOW.

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Distinguished_Parrot t1_iuwuxkl wrote

I can't wait for the inevitable comments like "I just drove 6 hours to see this spot and everything was BARE"

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Twombls OP t1_iuw57ac wrote

Bro its a meme in the sub to find these.

Also do you really want our tourism board promoting our state with fake photos lmao

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meinblown t1_iuw5bff wrote

Vermont is a meme. Cash is cash.

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cpujockey t1_iuw9bir wrote

Give yer balls a tug.

This is a state where people and families live.

Not some fucking fall wonderland full of pumpkin spice lattes and instagram photo ops.

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thunder-cricket t1_iuwczfv wrote

>Give yer balls a tug.

No one gives a shit you watch Letterkenny.

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>This is a state where people and families live.
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>Not some fucking fall wonderland full of pumpkin spice lattes and instagram photo ops.

No, it is a fucking fall wonderland and people and families live here. Both of these things are true, you cranky fuck.

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cpujockey t1_iuwddah wrote

> Both of these things are true, you cranky fuck.

in time only one truth will prevail.

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thunder-cricket t1_iuwe37g wrote

Yes, in time, the only the truth, that you're a cranky fuck, will prevail. Give your balls a tug, dude.

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cpujockey t1_iuwfeys wrote

my balls remain untugged

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thunder-cricket t1_iuwm6ax wrote

I don't blame you. You should probably wash 'em down with a warm wet rag first.

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cpujockey t1_iuyzah7 wrote

What? What's that? I can't hear you over your mom gargling my boys.

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thunder-cricket t1_iuz97p6 wrote

Cool. I recommend you have her take her false teeth out first. When your mom does that for me, I call it 'the smoothie.'

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cpujockey t1_iuzg861 wrote

You're a good sport dude. I'ma give you an updoot

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meinblown t1_iuwec6k wrote

Then it will be a Winter Wonderland, and then a Spring Wonderland!

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thunder-cricket t1_iuwfzel wrote

Many wouldn't agree with that assessment; a lot find winter too cold and spring too muddy. Personally I love those seasons here also. But, as much as it drives this curmudgeonly sub insane with rage, everyone - EVERYONE - agrees fall here is fucking magical.

As much as it pisses this sub off, this place is full of colorful beauty, there are delicious warm spicy coffee beverages to be enjoyed, and people take lovelty pictures of the landscape and post them on the internet. It's a tough world.

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theGazella t1_iuw74bj wrote

Everything ab Vermont is fake. People come up here to see it and it’s not as great as it seems and the people suck and everything closes at 8 and nothing open until thurs-sat.

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Eagle_Arm t1_iuw8um4 wrote

And yet they keep coming? So strange.

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meinblown t1_iuw92cb wrote

And you continue to complain about it, while depositing their tourist money.

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Eagle_Arm t1_iuw9n6z wrote

Idiots, we complain about idiots. Tourists are fine.

I also make zero dollars a year from tourists.

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thunder-cricket t1_iuwfni5 wrote

If you make money in a small state that bring in 3 billion dollars a year from other places through tourism, at some level you make some money from tourism. Maybe you don't personally sell postcards and maple syrup at a gift shop. But someone who does, spends some of the money they make that way buying some shit from you. Also that guy who runs the gas station in your town, that you go to so your bad ass 4x4 can run, wouldn't be there if it wasn't for the tourists. That's how economies work.

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Eagle_Arm t1_iuwggw5 wrote

Wouldn't it just be easier to say you don't know how economies work?

If Vermont never saw another tourist... like.....ever, my money, income, job, career, would change exactly 0%. My job has nothing, absolutely nothing tied to tourism. Even in third order effects, nothing. I'm basically as far removed from tourism as possible.

A good effort on your part though!

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thunder-cricket t1_iuwlvb3 wrote

>A good effort on your part though!

Thank you. That's because I'm right and you're wrong.

I don't care what you do for a living (but you're welcome to share what it is, if you think that will prove your point). If you live in the vermont, a shit load of money circulating around your community comes from tourism, and you economically benefit from that reality.

I mean unless you live in a cave in the woods and don't use money or something. But you're on the internet so we know that's not the case.

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Eagle_Arm t1_iuwp6hx wrote

>Thank you. That's because I'm right and you're wrong.

Bro, you went back and edited/changed your comment after I responded to it in order to try and make it make more sense...after I already responded. Are you for real? Haha. If you have to change your initial comment to make yourself sound right...are you actually right?

Yeah, not giving you my job, but again. Zero impact. You could argue a large part of VT is impacted by tourism, but I'm not. Nothing, again, nothing about VT tourism impacts my career or living....notice how I mentioned third order effects already in my initial comment.

I already thought about that before I responded to your comment and then you went back and edited yours. So congrats I guess? Again, tourism doesn't impact my life. I've thought about it.

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thunder-cricket t1_iuwqnhy wrote

I don't know what the fuck you're talking about with editing my comment. I think I added the part about you hypothetically living in the woods part after first posting it, because I tried to imagine some scenario where what you're saying could be true. but the point is the same. My point is the consistent through this discussion.

But sure. Whatever dude. I'll take your word for it even though you won't say what you do. Maybe you're a top secret spy or something (but still you'd benefit from the economy you live in). Whatever the case, fine. You're some weird anomaly that lives above the economy of the state you presumably live and do business in.

That still doesn't change the fucking point that Vermont relies on a tourist economy that the whole state (except for you, somehow) benefits from, but this sub shits on tourists like all they do is come here and piss in our maple syrup or something. You can't 'argue a large part of VT is impacted by tourism' because there's no fucking argument. That's just reality.

EDIT: Sure, 'You could argue a large part of VT is impacted by tourism.' Just like you 'could argue' the sky is blue. But pointing out either makes you look like disingenuous dipshit.

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Eagle_Arm t1_iuwsvfr wrote

You know exactly what I'm talking about with your edit.

I responded to your comment. You then went back and edited your initial comment to create counterpoints to my response, so it looked like they occurred before I responded. 1. Just weird. 2. Poor etiquette.

Your point also doesn't stand. I said 'I' am not impacted by tourism. Not a difficult concept. I never said "Vermont" doesn't benefit from tourism.

There are plenty of people in Vermont who's lives are not impacted by tourism. Maybe you just don't see it.

My comments aren't shitting on tourist comments, they are comments about me receiving zero impact from tourism.

You're such an angry little boy. Calm down.

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thunder-cricket t1_iuwxb4f wrote

>You know exactly what I'm talking about with your edit.
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>I responded to your comment. You then went back and edited your initial comment to create counterpoints to my response, so it looked like they occurred before I responded. 1. Just weird. 2. Poor etiquette.

Yeah that's 100% false. What 'counterpoints' are you talking about???

I mean, I guess can't prove I didn't edit my comment in a bad faith way, just like you can't prove you have a job that isn't impacted by the Vermont economy. ...Well, if that were true, you could prove that by saying what your job is, but you won't do that for some reason. I wonder why ;)

'Angry little boy' lol. We're both going back and forth; you're at least as 'angry' as I am. Especially as you're making silly insults like that.

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Eagle_Arm t1_iuwz7cr wrote

It's false? So you didn't edit your comment? And you didn't put in additional information that goes against what I said in my comment? Ok sure...

I can prove I don't work with anything in tourism, but unlikely you'd believe it anyways.

If only there were jobs that people worked in Vermont, but weren't tied to Vermont itself, the land, any part of the economy here, production, or labor here...if only those types of jobs existed.....if only.

I don't have any anger about this. You're popping off about everyone hating tourists and you're incapable of realizing markets exist that are not impacted by tourism. So no anger, a little disappointment that the education system failed you, but that's about it.

Go ahead and get your last word in or maybe go and edit the comment in front of this one to make it seem like none of it makes sense. Toodaloo!

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thunder-cricket t1_iux0jkw wrote

No I edited it. I used the edit feature available on this site. I already said I did; mainly the thing about you hypothetically living in the woods. Maybe some grammar or something.

I will often go back and refine comments after I make them. I just didn't change any fundamental points like you're accusing me of. I definitely didn't read something you responded to and then go back and add a response to it in the comment you were responding to. Why would I do that? I would just make a new response.

OK toodaloo and thanks for the last word. I'll use it to close out with reiterating: All of Vermont benefits from the $3bill / year tourism industry, either directly or indirectly. Including you.

You have a good day!

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theGazella t1_iuwahjv wrote

It’s not the tourists. It the actual assholes that live here

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Eagle_Arm t1_iuwc4a7 wrote

You want to edit that comment so it actually makes sense?

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meinblown t1_iuwep6k wrote

He meant the assholes in this sub

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theGazella t1_iuwc97w wrote

I said what I said

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Eagle_Arm t1_iuwcnc2 wrote

>I said what I said

Yes, yes you did. The sentence also didn't sense because it was barely English.

I suppose explaining a thought might use too much brainpower for you, so cheerio!

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theGazella t1_iuwhzeh wrote

My, oh my. Don’t worry, my company is relocating me soon because this place and the people in it are some of the most unfriendly and rude I’ve ever encountered. So don’t worry. I’ll be gone soon. You can all continue to be hostile, judgmental, timid, and not to mention HORRIBLE drivers up here. I’ll be somewhere that’s enjoyable for me.

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Eagle_Arm t1_iuwllnj wrote

Your company is relocating you because of the people here being big meanies?

So the company is failing and has to relocate because can't succeed in the current market?

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cpujockey t1_iuw9ee7 wrote

> while depositing their tourist money.

I aint making money off flatlanders. Who is?

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