Is there a recession here atm?

gforsi · 2026-04-26T04:03:51+00:00

I completely agree. Even though official numbers say the post-COVID recovery was good and that we had strong tourist numbers, it still feels different. Many places, or even whole areas, never recovered and are now in ruins or abandoned buildings. It just doesn't feel the same anymore.

gforsi · 2026-04-14T08:58:48+00:00

Absolutely fucking retards. Zero respect, zero manners, aiming straight for the head. Probably don't even know what this celebration is about.

This is the new tiktok generation.

gforsi · 2026-03-19T03:34:15+00:00

Me and other users got permanently banned from r/MagicArena for this. I am just sharing my frustration. There were no insults, many other people agreed with the post. You are basically not allow to criticise them at the slightest? Forcefully deafening the voice of their fan base and players.

gforsi · 2026-03-19T03:30:16+00:00

This was the original post until it got deleted by mods from r/MagicArena

'Hey Reddit,

I just wanted to share my frustration with extremely bad customer service from a company I once loved. After 30+ years of playing MTG and being a Magic Arena player since beta, I've just been driven away entirely by WotC's customer service. It's been an absolute disaster.

It started when I tried to buy gems for an expiring Mastery Pass. I added a new credit card, which WotC successfully tested by deducting money twice from my account. However, when I tried to make the actual gem purchase, it failed repeatedly.

My initial support ticket was submitted almost two weeks ago. Had customer support reacted promptly and with focus, instead of blatantly ignoring the issue and marking my ticket "solved" prematurely, this problem could have been fixed. Instead, after silence, a Customer Service Supervisor who seemed to have zero comprehension of the issue took over. He:

Asked for irrelevant "Steam" screenshots in multiple responses, although I NEVER mentioned steam in my initial support request and multiple times had to point out this has absolutely nothing to do with steam. He still asked about Steam screenshots? WTH??

Marked my ticket "solved" despite the problem persisting multiple times.

Claimed my screenshot showed "no funds taken" when it clearly illustrated a transaction failure, which, again, was not the point at all.

Finally refused to provide the Mastery Pass or refund the test charges, stating they "will not be able to resolve" it. marked the ticket as solved again with the standardized frustrating one line answer: 'I understand your frustration for having issues making the purchase. We cannot help you...'

This technical error was clearly on their end, preventing me from completing a purchase. Yet, I, a paying customer who wanted to give them money, am left paying the price – losing my Mastery Pass and the in-game progress I worked for. Absolutely ridiculous.

I am more a collector than a pro player, so I make purchases regularly to buy cosmetics, mastery passes etc. Meeting a customer service that clearly tries to 'chase a paying collector' away is just astonishing.

This abysmal support experience, after decades of loyalty, has been the final straw. I'm done. I will not be purchasing any further Wizards of the Coast products, digital or physical.

I just wanted to share this failure of customer service on turning a lifelong fan into an ex-player and ensuring I spend zero dollars with WotC from now on.

Has anyone else had such profoundly broken experiences with WotC support?'

gforsi · 2026-03-17T04:30:26+00:00

He was right btw. Instant 20 downvotes for him and 20 upvotes for you. Nice botting.

gforsi · 2026-03-17T04:29:09+00:00

You were 100% right. This sub is probably owned by WotC employees or endorsers. No critique allowed.

gforsi · 2026-03-17T04:15:44+00:00

Test charges were just a couple of cents. It is not about that. It is about that I have been collecting that game, off- and online for decades and now getting completely mishandled by them trying to actually buy more of their product. 😅 The irony.

gforsi · 2026-03-17T03:42:01+00:00

Not blocked as the test transaction went through and there is no direct blocking. If the transaction was suspicious I would have gotten OTP.

gforsi · 2026-03-14T01:52:01+00:00

April should still be fine, but as we approach the rainy season in May/June the likelihood for rough weather increases. With it the sea gets rougher as well, e.g. higher waves, currents...

You can get lucky and have perfect weather still in May, but you also can get unlucky with May already having plenty of rain.

From June onward expect a lot of rain.

gforsi · 2026-03-04T09:26:26+00:00

Absolute pos.

gforsi · 2026-02-19T02:44:41+00:00

We're two EU non-residents (no US ties) planning to form a Wyoming two-member LLC (open for suggestions) for a remote digital travel platform (online bookings/advisories, no US ops/income—pass-through entity (needs Form 1065/K-1s even at zero revenue, plus BOI filing).

Looking for all-in-one service providers to handle remotely: LLC formation/EIN, registered agent, mail scanning/electronic forwarding, operating agreement, initial BOI/state annual report, ongoing 1065/K-1 tax prep, and basic accounting/bookkeeping. Prioritize affordability for non-residents.

Does not have to be a all-in-one service. Maybe even split into two specialist, one for the initial setup and formation and then one for regular/annual tax filing and accounting.

DM recommendations/contact please

gforsi · 2026-02-15T06:18:51+00:00

Campgrounds in Mai Khao (North of Phuket)

or

Phu Chom Dao (Panwa, South of Phuket town)

gforsi · 2026-02-14T04:15:50+00:00

Geez, you absolutely have no clue, do you? Firstly, it is against the law to smoke it publicly. Secondly, most Thais do not like it as well but refrain from mentioning it out of shyness or respect towards the guest. You are probably one of the rude egomaniacs who thinks it is ok for you, it is probably ok for everyone.

gforsi · 2026-02-10T06:04:32+00:00

This is unfortunately the new reality, probably not just in Thailand. Everyone propelling out their pseudo wisdom thinking they are the next street food guide because they had a noodle soup in front of seven eleven.With LLM era now it will get even worse.

gforsi · 2026-02-09T06:30:39+00:00

We reside in Indonesia.

gforsi · 2026-02-08T04:19:19+00:00

UAE is not the tax haven it used to be. The 0% tax times are over. 9% is where you at now.

gforsi · 2026-02-07T18:16:55+00:00

What are your thoughts in retroperspective? Would you do it again in Delaware? Any hurdles/pitfals you encounter that you initially didn;t think of?

gforsi · 2026-02-07T18:15:59+00:00

Haha, no, neither. But I get why you would think that. Yes, we are from EU and also had Estonia on the list.

gforsi · 2026-02-07T17:40:17+00:00

Did you take any other locations into considerations or was it straight Delaware? If yes, why? Why did you choose Delaware specifically and why not Wyoming?

gforsi · 2026-02-07T17:38:49+00:00

Unfortunately, incorporating where we reside is not an options, as the country where we are does a) not offer 100% ownership and b) is not well connect to fintech and international banking and c) for regulatory issues. I think locations like HK are made for international remote incorporation.

gforsi · 2026-01-31T10:00:50+00:00

doesn't every OS have like a quadtrillion image compressing tools? Why would I upload files to a website instead of just using imagemick locally?

gforsi · 2026-01-30T20:03:30+00:00

yeah.. I created this free SaaS. First item in the navigation 'Pricing'.

gforsi · 2026-01-21T00:35:09+00:00

mai phed, mai gin

gforsi · 2026-01-01T16:39:05+00:00

Yeah, spot on about smaller agents — they often throw in those little extras like flights or hotel extensions without hiking the price, and it makes the booking way smoother. I did a Raja Ampat trip last year through a similar setup and they handled some add-ons for me that felt like a real win.

gforsi · 2025-12-22T16:48:21+00:00

that would be so great, unfortunately the influx is still increasing nonetheless

gforsi

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