Quote: (04-23-2015 08:54 AM)zatara Wrote:
The OP asked about Spring Break, so I gave my thoughts on it - having actually been to it personally. I felt my personal experiences of it could add value to the thread.
You may need to re-read my posts - I haven't claimed a single event is better than any another. You were the one who did that, claiming your Filipino EDM events were better than 'mainstream events' - and desperately qualifying this with talk of too many westerners, alcohol prices etc.
Where did I say that? You asked if I had attended those events, and I said no because I'm off in another country attending similar events.
I'm still in my mid-20s. Thailand is a few hours away from where I live. If I wanted to go, I would just get on a plane.
I said that to prove the point that there are places to party with young people all over the world, which is quite clear if you read the comment in context. And yes, those places are going to be cheaper with less tourists/men, which even you yourself have admitted. Does that make them superior? Well, that's up for people to decide on their own.
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And with NYC/Budapest, you're creating a strawman to attack. Nowhere in this thread did anyone say NYC wasn't great fun. Where are you getting that?
A strawman?
You:
"But what a lot of people are saying in this thread is that if he DOES have an interest in doing these things,
then he should prioritize doing them while hes in his early 20s - and leave the city breaks to NYC, Moscow, the extended month long stay in Budapest etc etc till hes older."
My reply:
"And if you think there aren't any kick ass parties in NYC or you'll have the same experience in Budapest at 33 as you would at 23, you're delusional.
Yes, there are plenty of places where you can still bang girls in your 30s or 40s, but you are not going to have the same interactions with young people. Young people tend to party and have fun and make friends with people their own age, regardless of where you are."
You said that NYC and Budapest could wait until he's older, and I countered by saying it will be different when he's older and there are fun things to do there also.
You made an argument and I disagreed. How is that a strawman?
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Originally your argument was that prioritizing going to certain events while young was wrong, as it was practicing a 'scarcity mindset'. Then it jumped to going to certain events (FMP, Spring Break etc) was wrong, because they're 'mainstream'. And now you seem to be bouncing all over the place - and half agreeing that some places are better at a young age, while creating strawman arguments to attack positions nobody has taken in the thread.
Again, where did I say that?
"Second, it's such a scarcity based mindset.
No matter how much pussy you can get in country A, you're worried that you're missing out on the pussy in country B. There's always this hidden panacea of pussy just around the corner."
I didn't even use scarcity mindset in regards to what you're talking about. But it can still apply, since you're arguing that someone is missing out by partying in one country instead of another. It has nothing to do with age though, which is why I never said it did.
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The core question the OP asked was "is it worthwhile prioritizing certain holidays over others while in your early 20s"...which most of the replies seem to have answered in the affirmative to, with suggestive examples of some holidays he may wish to consider. You seem to be dissenting aggressively against both of these points, though. Its an Enigma to me as to why.
Just stop it, bro. My original reply didn't even mention age.
What's confusing is that you keep trying to put words in my mouth to make your point. It's getting a little ridiculous. Feel free to have this conversation without me.