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Ed says that most people at school respect his ideas, and when they don't he walks away. Either that or he tries to engage them in conversation, "and tell them a bit more about Trump." As for partying or drinking from his parents' liquor cabinet, Ed's says he's just not interested. "A big night for me is spent trading gold stocks on the internet and managing my sites, " he said. "I'd rather set myself up now and enjoy life later." As for dating, Ed said it just isn't a priority.

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A few months back, 15-year-old Edward Bourke was at home in Australia, watching TV, when a news segment started about the US presidential race. "I'd always respected Donald Trump's business achievements," says Ed. "But they were running a clip that made him look like a racist, so I did some research and realized the clip had been misleadingly edited."

Ed explained that Trump had been talking about immigration, but the part that best qualified his opinions had been cut out. It was a lightbulb moment. Edward realized Australia was getting only half the Donald Trump story, while no one was properly explaining the candidate's policies. He believed it was a situation that needed changing, and it was up to him to change it.

8-Bit Scholar posted:

Parallax Scroll posted:

right on, op. this was a really good try at a thread. if you keep at it you will make a good one eventually

Profondo Rosso posted:

lol yeah the reason kid is not getting laid is totally because "dating isn't a priority for him"

BIG-DICK-BUTT-gently caress posted:

What 15 year old is dating in any meaningful fashion

Cantaloupe posted:

trading gold stocks on the internet sounds cool, how do I do that

Germstore posted:

I wonder if his dad knows he borrowed his suit.

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While Ed talked, his dad, Mick, sat to one side and munched on a serve of spring rolls. He didn't interrupt or try to clarify anything, instead he just listened, somewhere between proud and amused. "Ed's always had his interests and his opinions," said Mick, smiling. "Sometimes he can be a real pain in the arse."

Fried Watermelon posted:

How often do you trade gold stocks to even have any sort of return at 15 years old

Champenema posted:

My cable system replaced the H2 channel with this Viceland poo poo.
Probably some of the worst TV I've ever seen. Spectacularly bad.

TheNightmanCum-eth posted:

I like the occasional VICE expose when they go to some poo poo-hole country. Otherwise it's all Brooklyn millennial garbage. That being said I almost threw up in front of the VICE Williamsburg office (started dry heaving but man that would've been sweet to puke all over their front door).

gently caress the ROW posted:

i stopped watching vice forever when they did a "documentary" on this japanese guy who lives alone on an island it turned out he was just a loving bum that got money from his mother every month. gently caress you vice

TheNightmanCum-eth posted:

I mean it's an apt description of the typical VICE fan too except the island is just Brooklyn

TheNightmanCum-eth posted:

I like the occasional VICE expose when they go to some poo poo-hole country.

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But the strategy apparently backfired last month when the biggest booster of Vice Media’s traffic, Distractify.com, suddenly experienced a meltdown after months of fairly consistent growth. Distractify went into free fall in February vs. the prior month, dropping a whopping 68%, from 15.7 million to just under 5 million.

Distractify’s audience is built on the notoriously volatile traffic that comes from counting on clickbait content like “13 Irish Heartthrobs to Satisfy All Your St. Paddy’s Day Needs”