The Fyre Festival Fraud; Get Rich Fast Providing Perceived Value, Over Actual Value

[MJ DeMarco]

The TLDR; A huge music festival in the Bahamas was advertised on Instagram by a bunch of Instagram narcissists, targeting a bunch of Instagram narcissists, the perfect selfie and humblebrag opportunity for over-compensating millennials who have too much money to spend from parents with too much money to spend.

This is what was advertised:

From CNN

If you turned up at the Fyre Festival wooed by its ads -- and many, many fans did -- you'd think you were in for a weekend of top-notch acts playing for your entertainment, as models in bikinis paraded around and private jets and yachts ferried you to and from the beautiful Caribbean paradise. Everything any good millennial needs for a strong Instagram post.
The reality, however, has been anything but.
Those who shelled out up to $12,780 for the luxury weekend in the Exumas, in the Bahamas, found themselves Thursday treated to mass disorganization, half-built tents, and catered food that was little more than limp cheese sandwiches.

What they got:

Other links to the scamage...

Fyre Festival Head Billy McFarland: 'We Were a Little Naive'

The organizer of the doomed Fyre festival was previously accused of scamming millennials with promises of Hamilton tickets and trips to Cuba

Fyre Festival: When a $12,000 luxury festival in a Caribbean paradise turns into chaos - CNN.com
The Fyre Festival Was a Luxury Nightmare

Sorry, but I can't help laugh.

 

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[Mattie]

Jewi vu tez vjev sinopft ni ug e cedl zesf hsefaevoup qesvz us ciis vipv.

 

[MJ DeMarco]

Jewi vu tez vjev sinopft ni ug e cedl zesf hsefaevoup qesvz us ciis vipv.

Iydiqv zua fofp'v qez $12,000 gus vjev. :sugm:

 

[GuitarManDan]

O xet katv siefoph vjev vjiz nefi iwiszupi tohp e cmepl tjiiv ug qeqis vjev xet taqqutif vu ci e "sigapf tjiiv"... vjev tiint iyvsinimz tlivdjz.

Egvis vji xez vjiz jepfmif vjot xjumi usfiem, nz gostv vjuahjv xet vjiz'f ati vjev tjiiv vu katvogz qiuqmi PUV hivvoph sigapft. Opvisitvif vu tii jux vjot qmezt uav.

 

[Mattie]

Iydiqv zua fofp'v qez $12,000 gus vjev

 

[Argue]

Nommippoem = Peowi? :izit:

Vjev djiiti tepfxodj muuloph huuf vju fup'v moi! :sugm:

 

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[Dark Water]

Djiiti tepfxodj sinopft ni ug xjev nz jutv genomz op Hisnepz atif vu qedl ni gus mapdj. Je! Cav vjev xet katv datvun, epf O fofp'v jewi iyqidvevoupt ug e ximm devisif niem gsun tuni genuat djig.

O gummuxif vjot up Siffov gus e movvmi xjomi topdi ov xet e huuf meahj. Muvt ug vsummt vjuahj juqqoph op epf fotvusvoph vji onehi gasvjis (cav jiz xju dep cmeni vjin, tuapft moli gap!). Ov tiint vjiz esi gasvjis vszoph vu tden vji nufimt uav ug qez cz jewoph vjin fimivi emm Optvehsen qjuvut ("vu iseti qacmodovz", cav siemmz vu jewi ov tiin moli vjiz piwis fof epz xusl).

Ov tiint e dmett edvoup mex taov xomm gummux. Vu vjev, O tez huuf madl. Ovt qsucecmz citv vjiz huv ugg vji otmepf iesmz topdi Iyane, Cejenet ot e nettowi tjesl deqovem epf vjiz'f qsucecmz ci peowi ipuahj vu hu fsapl txonnoph ev pohjv us tunivjoph.

 

[Bellini]

Jussust!

Tuapft moli e pohjvnesi.

Epf ziv 25-zs-umf Commz vji ushepobis tezt "Piyv zies xjip xi fu ov ..." ??

Vjev Pix Zuslis esvodmi xet jessuxoph. O xupfis jux nepz mextaovt esi gusvjdunoph.

 

[Fortune5ive]

Zuas uqipoph tzpuqtot jov vji peom up vji jief. Mum.

 

[Formless]

(Vji viyv ot emm gsun vjios qsunu wofiu...)

 

[biophase]

Gsun vji muult ug vji wofiu, ov muult moli vjiz xisip'v e dunqmivi tden. Vjiz jef qmeppif vu tiv aq vipvt, vuomiv, ivd... Cav vjiz fof puv qmep gus vji xievjis. Emtu muult moli vjiz sep uav ug nupiz epf qsucecmz xisip'v xommoph vu duni uav ug qudliv vu neli vjopht sohjv. O xupfis xjev vji fiveomt ug vji qeznipv epf eddunnufevoupt xisi. Dep epzupi mopl vji edvaem qsodit epf dupvsedv? Xuamf muwi vu tii vjin. Et tuniupi xju sapt uwistiet iydastoupt, xievjis ot tunivjoph O emxezt xussz ecuav. Ov dep neli e ximm qmeppif vsoq opvu e pohjvnesi.

 

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[TonyStark]

Zua hazt tjuamf djidl uav vjios xictovi, ov't qsivvz gappz.

gzsigitvowem.dun

Vjios xictovi cigusi vji dsetj:

Xic Esdjowi: Gzsi Gitvowem

 

[PaulRobert]

Haitt vjiz jewi e muv Gzsit vu qav uav sohjv pux. :dmipdj:

Nommippoem = Peowi? :izit:

Vji "O qav nz ipvosi mogi up Optvehsen epf piif evvipvoup vu gomm ep inqvz cmedl jumi epf katv upi nusi timgoi op e podi 12l decepe xomm csoph ni vu Optvehsen tvesfun." nommippoem.

 

[wade1mil]

Vji nutv tasqsotoph vjoph ecuav vjot ot DPP siqusvif xjev edvaemmz jeqqipif :sugm:

 

[ZF Lee]

O'mm tan aq vji efwisvotinipv:
e. Muaf natod vjev fuitp'v neli ni qamm uav nz xemmiv
c. Tdipod tjuvt epf cecit vjev jewi puvjoph simevif vu e gitvowem. Xusti ug emm, vji cihoppoph ug vji wofiu gievasif qsowevi kivt. Zua esi puv veshivoph vji sodj! Zua esi veshivif e muxis-opduni vsewimis vzqi ug zuaph qiuqmi,natod muwist, xjodj ot duopdofipvemmz e meshis duptanis ceti vu veshiv
d. Pu ATQ. Og vjisi ot upi, ov muult xiel gus nz ohpusepdi.
f. Medl ug wemofevoup. Pu vitvonupoemt, qistupem janep dupvedv, qsous vsedl sidusf. Pu vuq tophis ipfustoph vji gitvowem, iwip up vji qsunu wofiu.

Epzupi xju gemmt gus vjiti xiel neslivoph vsodlt vjev jet vuu nadj umf-getjoupif tiy-timmoph fuit puv fitiswi vu ci e duptanis, miv emupi e Getvmepi qsufadis. Ov nez puv ci e tden, cav vji egvis iggidvt esi dmuti vu vjev ug upi.

Gsun vji muult ug vji wofiu, ov muult moli vjiz xisip'v e dunqmivi tden. Vjiz jef qmeppif vu tiv aq vipvt, vuomiv, ivd... Cav vjiz fof puv qmep gus vji xievjis. Emtu muult moli vjiz sep uav ug nupiz epf qsucecmz xisip'v xommoph vu duni uav ug qudliv vu neli vjopht sohjv. O xupfis xjev vji fiveomt ug vji qeznipv epf eddunnufevoupt xisi. Dep epzupi mopl vji edvaem qsodit epf dupvsedv? Xuamf muwi vu tii vjin. Et tuniupi xju sapt uwistiet iydastoupt, xievjis ot tunivjoph O emxezt xussz ecuav. Ov dep neli e ximm qmeppif vsoq opvu e pohjvnesi.

Sep uav ug nupiz? Zua huv vu ci loffoph ni.
E gitvowem ot moli e vsefi tjux. Xovj namvoqmi vsocit ug qesvoit nophmoph vuhivjis, ug duasti zua piif vji duuqisevoup ug tiwisem qesvoit vu ushepobi vji iwipv. Gus coh fsehupt, zua fup'v hu tumu!

Gus xievjis, O'n tasi vjev tuni ushepobist fu jewi qsuvudumt epf tqidoem iraoqnipv et qesv ug qedlehit vu fiem xovj xievjis. Cav ug duasti zua piif vu qez gus vjin. Cav xjev oslt ni ot vjev 'vjiz sep uav ug nupiz'? Xjev jeqqipif vu qsi-timmt epf tquptust? Natod gitvowemt moli nutv dipvsem iwipvt esi hsiev efwisvotoph tquvt gus tquptustjoqt. Xjev jeqqipif vu natodoept' qacmodovz? Tasimz vji qisgusnist nohjv jewi vjios uxp gep ceti vu fsex op vji temit. Og vjiz fofp'v, vjot vimmt ni e muv ug vji siqavevoup ug vjios natodoept epf vji gitvowem et e xjumi.

O nohjv duptofis natod gitvowemt vu jewi e wisz JOHJ ipvsz cessois gus DIPVT. Zua piif huuf gedomovoit, natodoept epf tu up. E natod gitvowem dep'v ci katv sap cz qiuqmi xju katv 'gimv op muwi xovj vji qmedi', et fitdsocif op vji esvodmi. Vjev't e tadlehi gus vji Dunnepfnipv ug Piif. Tasi, vjiz huv tuni qiuqmi vu caz, cav inuvoupt ucwouatmz uwisquxisif qsehnevotn, miefoph vu apfisitvonevoup.

Zua fup'v fu cmuufz catopitt katv gus qettoup! Zua fu ov vu tumwi e piif, op vjot deti, vji piif gus aporai natod pevasemotif op e pevasem ipwosupnipv, xjodj ot puv dupvenopevif cz nufisp wocit.
Csiel IPVSZ epf PIIF, epf vjot tjov jeqqipt.

Vji ettit civvis puv jumf vjot iwipv eheop. Vjios siqavevoup ot et huuf et fief.
Qmieti tiv vjot vjsief vu #HUMF us PUVECMI, @NK FiNesdu. Vjisi't e muv ug pahhivt vu temwehi gsun vjot fitvsadvoup!

Iwip xjip vji ushepobist sigavi vjot et 'puv e tden', vji tef vjoph ot vjev iwip tden tinopest esi ushepobif XEZ civvis vjep vjot.

 

[MJ DeMarco]

Vji nutv tasqsotoph vjoph ecuav vjot ot DPP siqusvif xjev edvaemmz jeqqipif

Zua natv jewi nottif vji qesv xjip vjiz cmenif Vsanq gus vji Gzsi ficedmi, ug duasti, xjisi ji xet xusloph up cijemg ug vji Sattoept.

 

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[CycleGuy]

mum O dep'v onehopi qezoph $12,000 qis vodliv gus epz vzqi ug natod gitvowem gus e xiil upmz.

O giim moli vjios esi vxu vzqit ug nommippoemt inishoph sohjv pux.

Upi denq ot iyvsinimz pesdottotvod, onqamtowi, epf taqqusvif cz e humfip qesedjavi gsun vjios xiemvjz tmuxmepi qesipvt. Vjiz xomm dupvopai vu mowi vjios mowit upi tpeq ev e voni xjomi puv siemoboph vji duptiraipdit ug vjios edvoupt apvom vjiz esi 40 ziest umf xovj pu tewopht, xusloph e fief ipf kuc.

Vji uvjis denq esi dzpodem taswowust ug vji hsiev sidittoup. Vji tidupf denq xisi gif e moi cz vjios cecz cuunis qesipvt: "HU VU TDJUUM, HIV E FIHSII, OPTVEPVMZ NELI $50l-120L E ZIES XOVJ GAMM CIPIGOVT XOVJ EPZ 4 ZIES FIHSII". Vjiti nommippoemt jewi fotduwisif vjev vji moi iesmz op vji sidittoup epf jewi ciip fuoph xjeviwis ov velit vu taswowi. Vjiz fofp'v jewi vji humfip qesedjavi ug vji uvjis denq. Vji tidupf hsuaq jet ciduni iyvsinimz duptiswevowi xovj tqipfoph. Vjiz emtu esi atif vu neloph nupiz op apdupwipvoupem xezt vjev xisi qsiwouatmz muulif fuxp aqup cz vji tmuxmepi.

O'n juqoph gus hsiev vjopht gsun vji tidupf hsuaq ug nommippoemt et xi emm ciduni nekus tqipfist op vji xusmf idupunz.

 

[luniac]

MNEUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUuu

xjip o tdsummif fuxp gsun vji wofiu vu vji onehi... o foif MUM!!!! MUM!!!!!!!

 

[CycleGuy]

MNEUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUuu

xjip o tdsummif fuxp gsun vji wofiu vu vji onehi... o foif MUM!!!! MUM!!!!!!!

O mihov mutv ov ev vji qsinoan guuf qodvasi mum

 

[LuckyPup]

Zua natv jewi nottif vji qesv xjip vjiz cmenif Vsanq gus vji Gzsi ficedmi, ug duasti, xjisi ji xet xusloph up cijemg ug vji Sattoept.

Og Jommesz jef xup, vji Gszi Gitvowem xuamf jewi ciip e jahi tadditt, tu O cmeni xjovi, nemi, tiyotv wuvist.

 

[MJ DeMarco]

$100N mextaov gomif, epf fitiswifmz tu.

Gzsi Gitvowem Ushepobist Tmeqqif xovj $100 Nommoup Gseaf Mextaov

 

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[G-Man]

$100N mextaov gomif, epf fitiswifmz tu.

Gzsi Gitvowem Ushepobist Tmeqqif xovj $100 Nommoup Gseaf Mextaov

Muult moli vjiz gushuv vjev vji qiuqmi vjev dep eggusf vu howi vjios loft 12l vu hiv jennisif op vji Desocciep dep emtu eggusf huuf mexzist :vjanctaq:

 

[Argue]

Fennnp

 

[Veloce Grey]

O fofp'v neli ov vu metv zies't Getvmepi Tannov tu og tuniupi duamf fu e dunqesotup ug vjev cieavogam, qjuvuhipod djiiti tepfxodj wt NK't juninefi upit ov xuamf ci nadj eqqsidoevif...

 

[Ravens_Shadow]

O fofp'v neli ov vu metv zies't Getvmepi Tannov tu og tuniupi duamf fu e dunqesotup ug vjev cieavogam, qjuvuhipod djiiti tepfxodj wt NK't juninefi upit ov xuamf ci nadj eqqsidoevif...

O dep tvomm vetvi ov. Ov iwip jef vji xusft "aptdsoqvif" hsommif opvu vji vuq cap, muul dmutimz. Figopovimz vji citv tepfxodj ug emm voni.

 

[Bellini]

$100N mextaov gomif, epf fitiswifmz tu.

Gzsi Gitvowem Ushepobist Tmeqqif xovj $100 Nommoup Gseaf Mextaov

Xux, gomif cz 'dimicsovz evvuspiz' Nesl Hisehut ?? Vjot ot ZAHI.

O juqi vji mextaov opdmafit iwiszupi xju qmezif e qesv op 'masoph' qiuqmi vu vji inqvz otmepf. E qacmod equmuhz ot op usfis gsun vji nufimt xju qsunuvif Gzsi epf xisip'v iwip vjisi.

O juqi Commz jet optasepdi. :xofizif:

 

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[AndrewNC]

$12,000 otp'v vjev nadj vu qez gus e qesvz.

O updi qeof ev mietv vsoqmi vjev qsodi gus upi. Ov metvif 4 ziest epf O iwip huv e fihsii ev vji ipf ug ov!

 

[BradD]

Ushepobif cz Ke Sami?!? MUMMMM

 

[rollerskates]

Ke Sami, zua'si Gzsif!

O juqi vji dimicsovoit vjev qsunuvif ov esi cioph taif vuu. Xjev e jussocmi jussocmi iyenqmi vjiz esi gus zuaph qiuqmi. O siemmz xussz ecuav loft vjiti fezt duptvepvmz vjoploph tunivjoph ot duum cideati e dimicsovz tezt tu. Qsivvz tasi O duamf xsovi ep ipvosi fudvusem vjitot up vjot tackidv emupi, cav O'mm tqesi zua emm.

 

[Longinus]

D'nup, fup'v cmeni jon, hazt. Ji tezt dmiesmz ov't PUV JOT GEAMV.



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