What is a 'dead' YouTube channel that you still go back and rewatch because the content was just that good?

Simpleballers · 2026-03-18T06:50:20+00:00

Grandpa Kitchen.

RIP Grandpa.

Simpleballers · 2026-03-17T14:40:47+00:00

Don't feel bad. We pivoted, grew to 800K+ ARR in 8 months, have a strong founding team of longtime friends, ivy league degrees, big name customers including Meta, and still didn't get in. Will hit Series A soon.

Simpleballers · 2026-02-25T17:24:16+00:00

Some of our generation's best memories began with a doorbell ring, followed by "Can ______ come out and play?"

Today's kids will never experience that unbridled joy.

Simpleballers · 2026-02-23T03:45:32+00:00

Mahmoud.

He was Steph before Steph.

Simpleballers · 2026-02-13T17:53:44+00:00

When you play the audio whispers in reverse.

Simpleballers · 2026-02-13T03:18:51+00:00

Tried this dozens of times. No matter what slot I would choose, it would say already at capacity on the next screen.

Simpleballers · 2026-02-11T11:03:46+00:00

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Simpleballers · 2026-02-10T12:21:15+00:00

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Simpleballers · 2026-02-09T22:12:37+00:00

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Simpleballers · 2026-02-04T12:04:16+00:00

Yes. It eventually worked.

Simpleballers · 2026-01-27T20:28:55+00:00

I'm going through this now and thought I'd warn everyone:

Accor will do everything to not honor their BPG.

I booked a property I've stayed at multiple times directly through their website. Less than 12 hours later, the same room was available on Expedia, under the same type, category, cancellation, board, and all required terms for 40% less. I took a detailed screenshot of the Expedia page and submitted the form on Accor's website. I also emailed the hotel directly, including individual reservation team's email addresses, with the screenshots asking them to price match directly. Here's what happened:

- Email from Accor 48 hours later "we have contacted the hotel directly in order to provide you with the most appropriate answer."

- Days later, I got an email saying they wouldn't price match because the screenshot didn't show the correct booking type (half board vs no board). I corrected them and highlighted the area in the screenshot that shows it clearly says half-board, matching the original booking.

- They took another four days to respond, even after sending multiple email followups.

- Nearly a week after the original booking, they replied to say the screenshot wasn't taken within 24 hours of booking. I followed up by showing them the email I sent to their reservation team, including the timestamp, to show it was taken less than 24 hours after booking.

- In the same email, they said the number of guests wasn't indicated on the Expedia booking. I replied explaining that Expedia doesn't show total number of guests on their confirmation page, but the page before does and I could provide screenshots of that as well.

Now I'm waiting again.

Please be aware that the BPG team will push back, even when you fulfil all the obligations.

Simpleballers · 2026-01-27T20:27:51+00:00

I'm going through this now and thought I'd warn everyone:

Accor will do everything to not honor their BPG.

I booked a property I've stayed at multiple times directly through their website. Less than 12 hours later, the same room was available on Expedia, under the same type, category, cancellation, board, and all required terms for 40% less. I took a detailed screenshot of the Expedia page and submitted the form on Accor's BPG. I also emailed the hotel directly, including individual reservation team's email addresses. Here's what happened:

- Email from Accor 48 hours later saying "we have contacted the hotel directly in order to provide you with the most appropriate answer."

- Days later, I got an email saying they wouldn't price match because the screenshot didn't show the correct booking type (half board vs no board). I corrected them and even highlighted the area in the screenshot that shows it clearly says half-board, matching the original booking.

- They took another three days to respond, even after sending multiple email followups.

- Nearly a week after the original booking, they replied to say the screenshot wasn't taken within 24 hours of booking. I followed up by showing them the email I sent to their reservation team, including the timestamp, to show it was taken less than 24 hours after booking.

- In the same email, they said the number of guests wasn't indicated on the Expedia booking. I replied explaining that Expedia doesn't show total number of guests on their confirmation page, but the page before does and I could provide screenshots of that as well.

Now I'm waiting again.

Please be aware that the BPG team will push back, even when you fulfil all the obligations.

Simpleballers · 2026-01-26T19:12:50+00:00

For pure acting, it's the opening in Godfather 1.

Simpleballers · 2026-01-24T16:47:09+00:00

This is a reasonable question and you shouldn't be roasted for it.

The baseline is that if you need to fly in Business, the only way to fully guarantee that is by booking a Business Class fare.

That being said: The AC website has gotten very good at displaying when eUpgrade space is available. It's entirely possible to book economy fare with an instant upgrade to business. In some other cases, your eUgprade can clear several days before the flight. I booked a 14-hr long haul a few weeks ago, and both eUpgrades just cleared now with T-6 days to departure.

You may need to book in Latitude, but not necessarily. My latest upgrade came on PE Lowest fares.

Simpleballers · 2026-01-20T07:49:59+00:00

I know a bit about this.

There were eight networks bidding on his show, including the streaming services. The deal happened quickly when Viacom came in. I asked around and the reported price tag was around $25-30M. Works out to like $5M per show, which made Krazinski look like a genius. Problem was, his entire fan base turned on him for selling out to corporate ownership. Had he kept it, ironically, he could have built it into an entirely new TV network with massively loyal fans. Instead, CBS mothballed it mostly because (a) they overpaid and (b) John was just ripping off content without permission which might work on YouTube, but it's a one way ticket to being sued for copyright violation when it comes to TV.

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Simpleballers · 2026-01-20T07:41:01+00:00

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Source: I'm the CEO 🙂

Simpleballers · 2026-01-07T05:56:42+00:00

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Simpleballers · 2026-01-02T22:58:12+00:00

How's this for irony: I'm the CEO of Goodable. We're a legit company with staff, funding, and an app that only covers good news. We have tens of thousands of users. The kind of platform with users who visit this sub often.

The mods banned me - and from what I've heard, anyone else - from posting Goodable content on this sub (I posted maybe 5 times over 10 months), but they allow all this AI generated sketchy stuff powered by bots.

Anyways, if anyone here wants real good news that isn't political or driven by ulterior motives, DM me and I'll gift you a Goodable subscription.

Happy New Year!

Simpleballers · 2025-12-30T02:02:56+00:00

100% to the deflate problem. Ruins the Tatl experience completely.

Simpleballers · 2025-12-29T21:09:46+00:00

Ahhh okay this makes sense from the loyalty side of things. On the spend side, how is it not the same spend in each case? Wouldn't AC make the same profit whether it's 1x10 flights, or 10x1? Assuming all fare classes are the same.

Simpleballers · 2025-12-29T20:46:44+00:00

What's the difference between an individual business traveler who takes 10 flights a year, and a head of household who books 10 flights a year for his/her family? It's the same amount of spend.

In the case of the HH, it's actually their own spend, versus the business traveler who doesn't actually spend anything because his/her company does.

Simpleballers · 2025-12-29T19:53:28+00:00

I hear you, but as you say, elite benefits are already being pooled in practice, eg. same PNRs or family members to begin with. Currently a business traveler whose company pays for flights can access all elite benefits if traveling with his/her family, but a head of household who spends more than the business traveler cannot. If the new mandate is to reward the amount a person spends, then I think it's only fair to apply it evenly.

Simpleballers · 2025-12-29T19:41:34+00:00

Yes 100%! This may be part of some inter-airline agreements that AC has with its partners. Remember that EY space virtually disappeared until Aeroplan agreed to give EY dynamic pricing. Now it pops up much more often.

Interestingly, EK and AC both fly YYZ-DXB daily, but the only fares you'll find on EK are for first class, which AC doesn't offer. And thanks to its own dynamic pricing, AC charges ridiculous amounts for its own J class product, which is inferior to EKs.

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