US is not the world

[wanderlust307]

I posted about someone in Copenhagen and it was moved to the Europe section. I've never got a response back from threads moved to Europe.

I suggest to whoever runs this forum to rethink how it is organised and change the US centric organisation.

Edited August 17, 2024 by wanderlust307

[+ PhileasFogg]

Wow

[+ azdr0710]

https://www.companyofmen.org/forum/127-ask-a-moderator/

[wanderlust307]

24 minutes ago, azdr0710 said:

https://www.companyofmen.org/forum/127-ask-a-moderator/

I am sure it was seen here too.

[+ purplekow]

24 minutes ago, wanderlust307 said:

I am sure it was seen here too.

This may be presumptive on my part but, I believe AZdr0710 was suggessting that postings in threads are more or less looked upon by the moderators as general bitching and that if the complaint is to be taken seriously, one should be direct and contact the people who can change things.  AS to your point, this site is US centric as it was started and continued by ment in the US and my bet would be that the vast majority of the users are US men.  There is a section for all other parts of the world and their lack of popularity porbably to do with just that, More Americans, more traffic.   That being said, try contacting a moderator who is not from the US and see if that reaches a sympathetic ear.  

[wanderlust307]

39 minutes ago, purplekow said:

This may be presumptive on my part but, I believe AZdr0710 was suggessting that postings in threads are more or less looked upon by the moderators as general bitching and that if the complaint is to be taken seriously, one should be direct and contact the people who can change things.  AS to your point, this site is US centric as it was started and continued by ment in the US and my bet would be that the vast majority of the users are US men.  There is a section for all other parts of the world and their lack of popularity porbably to do with just that, More Americans, more traffic.   That being said, try contacting a moderator who is not from the US and see if that reaches a sympathetic ear.  

Making a suggestion is not bitching.

The vast majority of users are from the US and this will not change until the site can be useful to non US users too. Is this a chicken and egg situation? I don't know and I have pressing business to attend, like going to the beach. 😂

Edited August 17, 2024 by wanderlust307

[+ PhileasFogg]

1 hour ago, wanderlust307 said:

Making a suggestion is not bitching.

The vast majority of users are from the US and this will not change until the site can be useful to non US users too. Is this a chicken and egg situation? I don't know and I have pressing business to attend, like going to the beach. 😂

Perhaps making a suggestion is not bitching.  But the statement you made following the suggestion(and the title of this thread) is.  

[wanderlust307]

20 minutes ago, PhileasFogg said:

Perhaps making a suggestion is not bitching.  But the statement you made following the suggestion(and the title of this thread) is.  

You validate my point: some Americans need a reminder that "US is not he world" (the bitchy title 😅)

[marylander1940]

8 hours ago, wanderlust307 said:

I posted about someone in Copenhagen and it was moved to the Europe section. I've never got a response back from threads moved to Europe.

I suggest to whoever runs this forum to rethink how it is organised and change the US centric organisation.

Most of us are Americans or live here, certainly the world's best and more diverse market to hire escorts. Most guys from Canada and Europe and of course developing countries wish to come over here to make a profit. 

Back to subject if there were more Danish guys involved in this forum you would have received some replies. Maybe you should try a Danish forum.

Edited August 17, 2024 by marylander1940

[Cooper]

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[+ PhileasFogg]

22 hours ago, wanderlust307 said:

You validate my point: some Americans need a reminder that "US is not he world" (the bitchy title 😅)

You missed my point.  But I’ll leave it there.

[wanderlust307]

On 8/17/2024 at 5:35 PM, marylander1940 said:

Most of us are Americans or live here, certainly the world's best and more diverse market to hire escorts. 

Seriously??? 🤣

 

[Marc in Calif]

On 8/17/2024 at 2:01 AM, wanderlust307 said:

Making a suggestion is not bitching.

The vast majority of users are from the US and this will not change until the site can be useful to non US users too. Is this a chicken and egg situation? I don't know and I have pressing business to attend, like going to the beach. 😂

But you're not just "making a suggestion," are you? You've been going on and on after first making it. So that's definitely bitching. 😊

There are other sites focused on the parts of the world that are not the United States and Canada. You should be able to find those sites easily. 

Edited August 22, 2024 by Marc in Calif

[+ Vegas_Millennial]

2 hours ago, Marc in Calif said:

There are other sites focused on the parts of the world that are not the United States and Canada. You should be able to find those sites easily. 

👏

Agree 💯 

[marylander1940]

3 hours ago, Marc in Calif said:

But you're not just "making a suggestion," are you? You've been going on and on after first making it. So that's definitely bitching. 😊

There are other sites focused on the parts of the world that are not the United States and Canada. You should be able to find those sites easily. 

Agreed!

Maybe they don't exist! 

Maybe in Europe and Canada there's no need/demand for a forum like this one. 

[+ PhileasFogg]

In defense of the fact that the US really is the world, I’d point out that the US represents 4.2% of the world population but about 25% of the world economy.  While the 25% is down from 40%, the decline is because China grew - driven much by exports to the US - and not because the US shrank.  By comparison, the provinces to the north of us have .5% of the world’s population and 1.2% of the world’s economy. 

If I’m mildly offensive, I apologize.   But, at the core, a comment like “The US is not the world” is enabled by a certain deafness to Maslow’s Hierarchy and the overall lift to global prosperity and standard of living made possible by the US’s standing in the world.
And all because a thread got moved?

Edited August 23, 2024 by PhileasFogg

[CuriousByNature]

2 hours ago, PhileasFogg said:

In defense of the fact that the US really is the world, I’d point out that the US represents 4.2% of the world population but about 25% of the world economy.  While the 25% is down from 40%, the decline is because China grew - driven much by exports to the US - and not because the US shrank.  By comparison, the provinces to the north of us have .5% of the world’s population and 1.2% of the world’s economy. 

If I’m mildly offensive, I apologize.   But, at the core, a comment like “The US is not the world” is enabled by a certain deafness to Maslow’s Hierarchy and the overall lift to global prosperity and standard of living made possible by the US’s standing in the world.
And all because a thread got moved?

I don't find your statements to be offensive, but having a 25% share of the world economy is only one metric.  I wouldn't say it makes the USA 'the world'.  It's certainly impressive, but there are many factors that determine overall global status.

[wanderlust307]

Actually China is the world's largest economy with 18.9% of world GDP, US is second with 15.5% and EU third with 15.2%. But of course my point was not to compare economies.

Here is the link from Eurostat for those interested:

EU represented 15.2% of world’s GDP in 2021 - Eurostat

EC.EUROPA.EU

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The International Comparison Program (ICP) showed that, in 2021, the EU

 

Edited August 23, 2024 by wanderlust307

[+ PhileasFogg]

1 hour ago, wanderlust307 said:

Actually China is the world's largest economy with 18.9% of world GDP, US is second with 15.5% and EU third with 15.2%. But of course my point was not to compare economies.

Here is the link from Eurostat for those interested:

EU represented 15.2% of world’s GDP in 2021 - Eurostat

EC.EUROPA.EU

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The International Comparison Program (ICP) showed that, in 2021, the EU

 

PPS is a theoretical measure that means nothing.  It is not supported by any other measure of size - the us remains the largest importer in the world and accounts for about 15% of china’s exports.  Our exports are half the size of China’s.  China (and the world) need our consumption of foreign goods.   If that’s the measure you choose, let’s agree to disagree.

t

[+ Jamie21]

This seems to be developing into a ‘mine’s bigger than yours’ discussion 🙂. 

 

[Simon Suraci]

Posts about providers based outside the US belong in their respective areas of the site designed to organize information about providers in other countries. That’s where it makes sense to look, and it’s inclusive. Why would you want a bunch of eyes on a post that US users are least likely to have experience with? You want relevant impressions, not number of impressions.

Asking a moderator directly in the appropriate ask a moderator forum is the right way to go about this. Not passive-aggressively posting this here. It’s whiny. The site mods are doing us all a service by hosting this content at all, and doing a fine job at it, I might add - by working tirelessly to keep the problem posters and terms violating content at bay, proactively shutting down dumpster fire personal attack focused threads, and so on. It’s a lot to manage. Without all that work, the site would be unusable.

I’m taking a wild guess that they won’t reorganize the site (also a lot of work) based on this complaint. Also, it doesn’t make sense. Like it or not, this site is US centric, and the majority of users hire primarily in the US. Use the Europe sections to post relevant topics about European providers. Makes sense to me!

[mike carey]

1 hour ago, Simon Suraci said:

Posts about providers based outside the US belong in their respective areas of the site designed to organize information about providers in other countries. That’s where it makes sense to look, and it’s inclusive. Why would you want a bunch of eyes on a post that US users are least likely to have experience with? You want relevant impressions, not number of impressions.

Asking a moderator directly in the appropriate ask a moderator forum is the right way to go about this. Not passive-aggressively posting this here. It’s whiny. The site mods are doing us all a service by hosting this content at all, and doing a fine job at it, I might add - by working tirelessly to keep the problem posters and terms violating content at bay, proactively shutting down dumpster fire personal attack focused threads, and so on. It’s a lot to manage. Without all that work, the site would be unusable.

I’m taking a wild guess that they won’t reorganize the site (also a lot of work) based on this complaint. Also, it doesn’t make sense. Like it or not, this site is US centric, and the majority of users hire primarily in the US. Use the Europe sections to post relevant topics about European providers. Makes sense to me!

To repurpose my favourite quotation from the original House of Cards, 'You may well say that, I couldn't possibly comment.'

[BonVivant]

I agree with the OP. I think all posts re providers should stay in the main Deli section. I am US based. But I like to travel. And I am often curious about providers overseas. No one responds to the query if it’s moved to Europe or South America or wherever else. Maybe consider the suggestion seriously? 

[wanderlust307]

To recap my thoughts: Europe and the other regions are buried under the current org. If this forum wants to expand and grow, all posts re escorts should be in the same place.

PS. I do this type of work for a living, and I don't mean escorting. 😅

Edited August 24, 2024 by wanderlust307

[wanderlust307]

10 hours ago, PhileasFogg said:

PPS is a theoretical measure that means nothing.  It is not supported by any other measure of size - the us remains the largest importer in the world and accounts for about 15% of china’s exports.  Our exports are half the size of China’s.  China (and the world) need our consumption of foreign goods.   If that’s the measure you choose, let’s agree to disagree.

t

Guys please, I don't want to say it but you make me: Why Americans find it so difficult to accept that US is no longer the leader of the world? (Unfortunately) The pendulum has moved to the East. And as a European (educated in Ivy League and worked for top US corporations) I don't like it, but that's the way it is.