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Re: The scummiest of all sell outs
« Reply #60 on: July 18, 2018, 06:06:06 PM »
Get that sugar
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Re: The scummiest of all sell outs
« Reply #61 on: July 18, 2018, 06:09:34 PM »
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Arto! Arto, wake up!
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best post so far!
Honestly, I tend to agree with the energy drinks being more evil in terms of selling out/ being detrimental to your health though.
Do all the 30+ crew on here really not have credit cards?

Post a credit card.
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Re: The scummiest of all sell outs
« Reply #62 on: July 18, 2018, 06:11:08 PM »
Arto is like any band you liked from 15+ years ago

they may technically still be active, but you only care about Sorry and Really Sorry

You definetly do not know your skate history, you’re forgetting few. I’ll let you figure it out on your own though.



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Re: The scummiest of all sell outs
« Reply #63 on: July 18, 2018, 06:11:52 PM »
Predataari lending

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Re: The scummiest of all sell outs
« Reply #64 on: July 18, 2018, 06:26:12 PM »

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Re: The scummiest of all sell outs
« Reply #65 on: July 18, 2018, 06:31:10 PM »
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Arto! Arto, wake up!
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best post so far!
Honestly, I tend to agree with the energy drinks being more evil in terms of selling out/ being detrimental to your health though.
Do all the 30+ crew on here really not have credit cards?
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Post a credit card.
I have an amex 8) #vestedinterest
Seriously though, so everyone opposed to Arto's post is a capitalist casualties-loving crust punk that has never said, "get paid tho" when discussing corporate sponsorship in skateboarding?

Impish sausage is definitely gonna blow up as a euphemism this year

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Re: The scummiest of all sell outs
« Reply #66 on: July 18, 2018, 06:46:32 PM »
didn't everyone read 'behold the pale horse' when they were 20?

That’s one crazy fucking book.  I used to listen to the audio version as I went to sleep. 
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Re: The scummiest of all sell outs
« Reply #67 on: July 18, 2018, 06:55:27 PM »
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didn't everyone read 'behold the pale horse' when they were 20?
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That’s one crazy fucking book.  I used to listen to the audio version as I went to sleep.
as nutty as it is, alot of it has come to pass.
gps tracking devices [phones if not in your skin] and the guy who wrote is was killed by fbi agents [after being forced of a cliff and loosing a leg].
shit had me living w/in my means and not signing up for any military industrial complex.

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Re: The scummiest of all sell outs
« Reply #68 on: July 18, 2018, 07:00:35 PM »
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didn't everyone read 'behold the pale horse' when they were 20?
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That’s one crazy fucking book.  I used to listen to the audio version as I went to sleep.
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as nutty as it is, alot of it has come to pass.
gps tracking devices [phones if not in your skin] and the guy who wrote is was killed by fbi agents [after being forced of a cliff and loosing a leg].
shit had me living w/in my means and not signing up for any military industrial complex.

It’s weird to me that he is was both profoundly mentally ill and shockingly prescient at the same time, showing that they aren’t necessarily mutually exclusive.  Plus, it’s such a sick title for a book.
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Re: The scummiest of all sell outs
« Reply #69 on: July 18, 2018, 07:01:47 PM »
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didn't everyone read 'behold the pale horse' when they were 20?
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That’s one crazy fucking book.  I used to listen to the audio version as I went to sleep.
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as nutty as it is, alot of it has come to pass.
gps tracking devices [phones if not in your skin] and the guy who wrote is was killed by fbi agents [after being forced of a cliff and loosing a leg].
shit had me living w/in my means and not signing up for any military industrial complex.
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It’s weird to me that he is both profoundly mentally ill and shockingly prescient at the same time, showing that they aren’t necessarily mutually exclusive.  Plus, it’s such a sick title for a book.
it's a cool thing to say whenever you see a white equine as well
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Re: The scummiest of all sell outs
« Reply #70 on: July 18, 2018, 07:07:35 PM »
As someone who has been in the "keeping it real dont pay the bills" camp for all my adult life, I have to say this is pretty wack.

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Re: The scummiest of all sell outs
« Reply #71 on: July 18, 2018, 07:26:30 PM »
Arto's is 36. Any of his fans are likely +/- 5 years of his age, nearing that age when people buy a house and start a family.

Am Ex is an upscale card with a yearly fee and good benefits. It's not for core broke school teachers

I have no ethical issue with Arto pushing Am Ex, get that money, if / when you can.

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Re: The scummiest of all sell outs
« Reply #72 on: July 18, 2018, 08:06:26 PM »
Speaking of AmEx, anyone catch the Supreme Court case they just won?

www.nytimes.com/2018/06/25/us/politics/supreme-court-american-express-fees.amp.html

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Re: The scummiest of all sell outs
« Reply #73 on: July 18, 2018, 08:16:49 PM »
Arto's is 36. Any of his fans are likely +/- 5 years of his age, nearing that age when people buy a house and start a family.

Am Ex is an upscale card with a yearly fee and good benefits. It's not for core broke school teachers

I have no ethical issue with Arto pushing Am Ex, get that money, if / when you can.

Agree. I don't think young kids are into Arto.

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Re: The scummiest of all sell outs
« Reply #74 on: July 18, 2018, 08:30:51 PM »
Nah, the military sponsoring the X Games is a million times scummier.

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Re: The scummiest of all sell outs
« Reply #75 on: July 18, 2018, 08:45:42 PM »
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Arto's is 36. Any of his fans are likely +/- 5 years of his age, nearing that age when people buy a house and start a family.

Am Ex is an upscale card with a yearly fee and good benefits. It's not for core broke school teachers

I have no ethical issue with Arto pushing Am Ex, get that money, if / when you can.
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Agree. I don't think young kids are into Arto.
I would guess there arent many people younger than me at the age of 26 that are into him maybe a couple years younger max.

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Re: The scummiest of all sell outs
« Reply #76 on: July 18, 2018, 08:52:23 PM »
I have a comment about how one could easily fuck over credit card companies and wreak havoc for fun / profit, but decided this isn't the time nor place.

I like my miles and the fact that if some fraudulent shit does go down, (due to the shit I was going to write about) the card company will reimburse me.

Oh yea, rental car insurance waiver options.


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Re: The scummiest of all sell outs
« Reply #77 on: July 18, 2018, 09:11:03 PM »
I don't think there's anything necessarily wrong with responsible credit card ownership. He isn't perpetuating the reckless use of credit cards, nor is he advising on accountability of finances & budgeting. I'm not fully positive of the demographic of his fanbase, but since he is sponsored by Flip, I'd say it's between 12 and 50 years old. That would put him in the range where I'd feel more comfortable if he did put out a PSA on proper credit card ownership.

1/3 of millennials currently own a credit card in the US and that number historically increases with age. Part of me thinks this is lame of Arto to do. Another part of me remembers that he skateboards without a helmet on, which is a much more immediate concern for the safety of children/adolescents/everyone. I don't consider him to be a shining example of a role model, never really have.

I have always thought he was pretty cool, but living in debt is anything but. I think it's on the older generations to teach the younger ones how to live within their means and how to cheat the system.
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Re: The scummiest of all sell outs
« Reply #78 on: July 18, 2018, 09:23:32 PM »
You could definitely call this selling out but I don’t think it’s any worse than endorsing energy drinks. I also don’t think this is going to get a bunch of kids into credit card debt either

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Re: The scummiest of all sell outs
« Reply #79 on: July 18, 2018, 09:54:32 PM »
even the steven

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Re: The scummiest of all sell outs
« Reply #80 on: July 18, 2018, 10:13:02 PM »
Just saw this post on Arto Saari’s instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/p/BlYQZVFlsCy/?utm_source=ig_share_sheet&igshid=1p9ef383dvriw

Paid partnership with American Express.
Advertising taking on high interest debt to build a few ramps.

Who is being targeted? Young people.

You don’t pay a pro skateboarder to advertise your credit card company to baby boomers, you do it to advertise it to young people.

Wow, you're a fucking person. Simple as that.

Why do credit card companies target young people?

 Because young people DONT have money and don’t understand the kind of debt they are getting into, and can be kept in debt at high interest for years or even decades as a cash cow for these companies.

Selling skateboarders into debt slavery for a couple bucks and a few ramps?
FUCK YOU.
I used to be a fan, but anybody who tries to target me or members of my community to take on high interest debt is not my friend, or anybody I’d ever respect.

Say what you want about red bull, monster, rockstar, nike, adidas, converse, etc. They all are problematic, but none even compare to pushing credit card debt on young adults.
I’m done with Arto and hope other skateboarders realize how fucking evil advertising “bro! I just used a credit card to build some ramps!” is and avoid it at all costs.
Its disgusting

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Re: The scummiest of all sell outs
« Reply #81 on: July 18, 2018, 10:52:25 PM »
yo ronald, the worlds fucked, get over it.

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Re: The scummiest of all sell outs
« Reply #82 on: July 18, 2018, 10:55:10 PM »
I don't even get the message here.

Aarto had to use his American Express card for nine yards of concrete to build his little 3 ft. quarter pipe?

Ok, probably not best to go into debt to build a quarter pipe when the material costs are very little at Home Depot if you cannot afford it.

But, thanks American Express, I will duly pay it off every month I skate it!

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Re: The scummiest of all sell outs
« Reply #83 on: July 18, 2018, 11:01:17 PM »
new skate brand usury coming soon.

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Re: The scummiest of all sell outs
« Reply #84 on: July 18, 2018, 11:02:16 PM »
Aarto can't be in the poor house if he is living in Hawaii.

But, I wouldn't be bragging I put in a three foot quarter pipe on credit.

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Re: The scummiest of all sell outs
« Reply #85 on: July 18, 2018, 11:04:38 PM »
new skate brand usury coming soon.

keepin it core
them cats are out getting mashed up to jungle, he's out mashing up jungle cats. it's just not gonna work.

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Re: The scummiest of all sell outs
« Reply #86 on: July 18, 2018, 11:08:06 PM »
But hey, if AmEx wants me to put a photo of me doing a backsmith at my house on my Insta and pretend it was all because of them giving me credit I wouldn't turn down whatever they were paying me.

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Re: The scummiest of all sell outs
« Reply #87 on: July 19, 2018, 05:22:34 AM »
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8lgLYGBbDNs

contract or no, i will not bow to any sponsor.

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Re: The scummiest of all sell outs
« Reply #88 on: July 19, 2018, 05:25:16 AM »
What did Arto say to the skate nerds telling him he sold out?



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Re: The scummiest of all sell outs
« Reply #89 on: July 19, 2018, 06:35:20 AM »
I honestly don't think young kids are following Arto or even know who he is.