It has nothing to do with the Provari. It is the person. I assume everything he buys he does it to create a status symbol. While I think the Provari is a great PV a $200.00 item is not much of a status symbol. I would guess everyone on the forum could save up and buy a Provari.
Personally I don't judge an entire group of people based on the actions of a few ego maniacs.
If the story is truly fictional then I assume the Provari is fictional too. He picked Provari knowing it would start and us and them thread. Glad to see only a couple posts went that way.
Whether or not its true I still think he is an ... clown. If not true he is trolling, if true he has some serious issues and needs to get back on his meds.
I really don't think he was trolling. Some people are just like that and it has nothing to do with their vape gear
What I actually got the biggest chuckle out of was "the 'Last Man Standing' Coil", on a Provari, at max 15 watts

IMO if that was a last man standing coil, I've got Superman coils in my dual coil Trident at 0.5 ohms on my Kamry K100