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Lol, I think we just went up to 0.2% agreement.THAT is what he had?
Seriously?
Lol, I think we just went up to 0.2% agreement.THAT is what he had?
Seriously?
Oh, I'm not thrilled that a reviewer wanted stake in a company in exchange for being mentioned in his videos...that aint cool in any form but I dont really care. I just dont think this was all the big freaking deal it was supposed to be...what a letdown....lolI've maybe seen a RIP video three times in my life. It wasn't about Rip. It was about slandering someone like that without any evidence, doesn't matter who the victim was.
It wasn't in exchange for being mentioned in a review. The letter is clearly in response to someone offering Rip a seat on the advisory board of an app company in exchange for a share in the company. There is nothing unusual about that at all, in fact, a 2% share is very low and reasonable.Oh, I'm not thrilled that a reviewer wanted stake in a company in exchange for being mentioned in his videos...that aint cool in any form but I dont really care. I just dont think this was all the big freaking deal it was supposed to be...what a letdown....lol
Any share is unreasonable...he's a reviewer...he's not a celebrity doing paid endorsements...thats a different animal...what I saw in the video was that Rip asked for a stake in equity and then that the talks ended when he asked for a share of their monthly sales (didnt say how much)...sorry...we will have to agree to disagree...that will be easy for me as I have nothing invested in any of this while you do for some reason...as evidenced by watching your arguing with people on Mod Envy so vehemently last night and here on the forum as well...It wasn't in exchange for being mentioned in a review. The letter is clearly in response to someone offering Rip a seat on the advisory board of an app company in exchange for a share in the company. There is nothing unusual about that at all, in fact, a 2% share is very low and reasonable.
I have no idea where you are coming from. So by participating in a forum and by participating in the chat at Mod Envy, that means I have a "stake in this"? You're starting to sound like Twisted420. Rip can accept a share in any company he likes. He's not banned from doing that just because he's a reviewer. And it's an "app" company, not even a juice or mod company, so how is that a conflict of interest? Just take a vape. Don't blame me just because Twisted420 ended up being full of shit just like I predicted he was.Any share is unreasonable...he's a reviewer...he's not a celebrity doing paid endorsements...thats a different animal...what I saw in the video was that Rip asked for a stake in equity and then that the talks ended when he asked for a share of their monthly sales (didnt say how much)...sorry...we will have to agree to disagree...that will be easy for me as I have nothing invested in any of this while you do for some reason...as evidenced by watching your arguing with people on Mod Envy so vehemently last night and here on the forum as well...
OK, well, seeing that I was right about everything I was saying, I'm not going to let you make me feel bad about it. Lol. Have a vape.It's the level at which you were arguing...how far you are willing to take it...escalate it...for some reason...very odd...
The rest?...see it how you want...I do, I'm just only willing to go so far to make people see it how I do...YMMV and obviously does...
You can be right...lord knows you put a metric shit ton of superhuman effort into driving that home to anyone who'd listen... works for me...OK, well, seeing that I was right about everything I was saying, I'm not going to let you make me feel bad about it. Lol. Have a vape.
I don't even know what that's suppose to mean. Why are you upset with me? All I did was point out the truth from the beginning. You seem to be complaining because I put too much effort into pointing it out, but a lot of effort was being put into spreading the lies as well. Why not be upset with them instead?You can be right...lord knows you put a metric shit ton of superhuman effort into driving that home to anyone who'd listen... works for me...
Well, @VaporJoes ? Now that TwistedLies admits he was spreading hearsay and had NO proof, what are your plans now?
You say you don't like liars, and Twisted and Matt are exposed liars at this point. You gonna blog abut them lying? You going to give as much time and effort to exposing them and their lies, as you have to ripping on Rip?
I'm no Rip fanboy. But IF he was dirty, I think we all should be informed of as much. Doesn't appear he was, but instead SLANDERED by these two buffoons. I think these two deserve to be put on blast for that.
I think it's hilarious that some are so emotionally invested in defending Rip or attacking Twisted in allegations that haven't even been made yet. Yes there has been some teasers on what's to come with the full allegations... but they haven't been made yet, just promised. It would seem to be a bit more prudent to wait for the full allegations, with whatever proof might be supplied before picking a side to defend/attack. I just can't see joining an argument before the argument has been defined. It just sounds like fanboyism until then.
What is clear though is that we have been invited to a real life slow motion train wreck which regardless of who you like should prove an excellent source of entertainment. I have no idea which train is going off the track yet, the Rip Express or the Twisted Railways, but there's a train about to derail. Maybe it will be a head-on and they both go up in flames. Who knows at this point? But I am thoroughly enjoying the anticipation and will stick around to see the carnage.
Popcorn bags are lined up by the microwave.
V4P3R ought to just hang up his pretend journalism hat and give it up.LOL, you've got to be farking kidding me! That's it? That's all Twisted420 has got? Everyone involved in spreading this crap should be ashamed. At least that's one reviewer i no longer have to worry about checking out, what a very average thing to do.
And I can't wait to see the bloated ego video that Rip posts after this fiasco.
You parroted everything he said so you look like a schmuck and a dumbass too.
Actually, every tax season I would so a LOSS as far as taxes were concerned so I didnt actually pay out of pocket for SS and Medicare, or income, when I actually brought home over $60k a year.. Its all in how you do your taxes (not cheating though) and is a numbers game.I didn't say you paid 100k in taxes on 150k. Self employment taxes, or an owner draw, are taxed at higher rates than what an employee pays. You are paying payroll taxes and SS taxes both ways. But I'm sure you know this, if you are self employed.
However, it's typical of business, that overheads are about 50% of gross income. Especially if you are a good businessman and make your business pay ALL expenses it's supposed to. That means a home based business, actually PAYS for the portion every month, that it's claiming on the schedule C.
For a guy who was making 50K working someplace else with benefits like insurance, 401K, vacation time, etc. they have to make MUCH more than 50 K to cover those expenses and keep themselves at the same lifestyle/benefits they had before.
You can make the business pay for all those benefits, but it doesn't lessen the fact you need to make MUCH more as a person self employed, then employee, to be in the same place.
Not to mention the HUGE investment of your time and life, to keep a business running and successful.
Annnnd... I rest my case! LMAO!!!
He was being asked to promote an app.. You get compensation for promotions. Its the way things work. Notice Kurt did say that Rip still reviewed a product with no strings attached. This was all about promoting a product. Something Twisted and quit a few people all seemed to forget.. or gloss over.Oh, I'm not thrilled that a reviewer wanted stake in a company in exchange for being mentioned in his videos...that aint cool in any form but I dont really care. I just dont think this was all the big freaking deal it was supposed to be...what a letdown....lol
The first screenshot posted yesterday, not shown in the vid, was that Rip agreed to promote the app across all of his media outlets and lend him name to the promotion of it. For that, you do get compensation. It seems that they also wanted him to sit on the companies Advisory Board. For that, you do get paid. I mean, you are promoting and working for the company at this point. You dont do that stuff for free and let them reap all the rewards for your work and image, correct?Any share is unreasonable...he's a reviewer...he's not a celebrity doing paid endorsements...thats a different animal...what I saw in the video was that Rip asked for a stake in equity and then that the talks ended when he asked for a share of their monthly sales (didnt say how much)...sorry...we will have to agree to disagree...that will be easy for me as I have nothing invested in any of this while you do for some reason...as evidenced by watching your arguing with people on Mod Envy so vehemently last night and here on the forum as well...
I think you need to write one for yourself too.. not trying to be mean, but you did post several posts here damning Rip with no proof and wild exaggerations of what really happened.
Watch him deny he did that now.I think you need to write one for yourself too.. not trying to be mean, but you did post several posts here damning Rip with no proof and wild exaggerations of what really happened.
Just saying..
I did? Which posts here was I damning Rip with no proof and making wild exaggerations of what really happened?I think you need to write one for yourself too.. not trying to be mean, but you did post several posts here damning Rip with no proof and wild exaggerations of what really happened.
Just saying..
There's no need to remember, Melvin. Quote it. Your twisted memory of what supposedly happened is sketchy at best, due to your severe mental condition.TOLD YOU HE WOULD DENY IT. He thinks we're all idiots who can't remember what happened yesterday.
I called V4P3R on this a long time ago, when he was just repeating everything Joe was saying on Mod Envy and acting like it was "breaking news" that he himself researched. Hopefully more people will see him for the shill he is now.Media is media, period. News media, sports media, or vape media all behave the same
Too often in the media, a drive to break sensational news will skew facts, slander people, and fuck their own credibility, in an ever increasing attempt to be on the cutting edge.
The problem is, once a source has proven itself to be unreliable, many people will never see them the same way again. Screwing a viewer base with unsubstantiated bullshit is the worst thing the media can do to itself. Admitting they were wrong only goes so far, since it casts doubt on past and future claims.
I don't have to do shit to destroy you. You do it to yourself. You were given a HUGE opportunity here, with all the promo Joe did for you, you could have made yourself into a hugely successful, respected blog. Instead, you chose to just post National Enquirer type bullshit that was so sloppy even a monkey could see through it. Not my fault.I feel sorry for you, Melvin. It must be maddening to be so hellbent on destroying me, but always falling short.
Actually, that explains a lot.
Melvin is a freak. So obsessed with the things he's not obsessed about.Let the butthurt flow through you, Melvin. Give in to the dark side.
Say what you like, but I'm not the one who went on and on about how Rip Trippers was taking money and now has to eat crow.Let the butthurt flow through you, Melvin. Give in to the dark side.
Just about all of them up until about 9pm last.. at least those that you where you were not fighting with vaperature.. LOLI did? Which posts here was I damning Rip with no proof and making wild exaggerations of what really happened?