Matthew,
This reads to me as a sincere post. I wish you well, while continuing to disapprove of the damage that's been done, and with respect suggest that you consider seeking some professional help if your quality of life is adversely affected by the kind of behavior we have seen from you recently.
- Coinoisseur
Topic: My response to the community - page 12. (Read 17818 times)
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In hindsight, I no longer see this bet as being funny and I think it was in horrible taste. The community members who were my friends who are standing up against this are right in doing so I and I have no place in the bitcoin community as I clearly don't take it as seriously as everyone else. I am happy to have learned so much from Bitcoin and I'm glad to have shared in many experiences as well, but I cannot discount the claims that I have some issues with manicism as there is no other explanation for my often irrational behavior. I'll be seriously looking at my life and exiting from the community with my sincerest apologies.
Mihai Alisie will be speaking for the Bitcoin Magazine at the London conference. I am in the process of exiting the company completely equity and all in addition to already having resigned as a director and Editor in Chief, as it seems the right thing to do for the future of the magazine.
Ellet's IP is being handed over to a more capable party and I will be exiting any involvement with it.
DCAO is being dismembered and the existing heads will start another organization a bit more seriously toned.
I will not be involved in any businesses in this community any longer. It is clear my immaturity is hurting the community more than I am helping it, and the position I have been in has only resulted in hurting myself and those around me. I'm glad to see that many people did get my joke, but I ask that they not defend me as even I see now that it was crossing all sorts of lines that should never have been crossed and I have absolutely no excuse for it.
I'm sorry I let so many people down that I never even realized actually cared and I hope I can somehow serve as an example of what not to do so that all of this was not a complete waste.
I will now leave how I came.
Mihai Alisie will be speaking for the Bitcoin Magazine at the London conference. I am in the process of exiting the company completely equity and all in addition to already having resigned as a director and Editor in Chief, as it seems the right thing to do for the future of the magazine.
Ellet's IP is being handed over to a more capable party and I will be exiting any involvement with it.
DCAO is being dismembered and the existing heads will start another organization a bit more seriously toned.
I will not be involved in any businesses in this community any longer. It is clear my immaturity is hurting the community more than I am helping it, and the position I have been in has only resulted in hurting myself and those around me. I'm glad to see that many people did get my joke, but I ask that they not defend me as even I see now that it was crossing all sorts of lines that should never have been crossed and I have absolutely no excuse for it.
I'm sorry I let so many people down that I never even realized actually cared and I hope I can somehow serve as an example of what not to do so that all of this was not a complete waste.
I will now leave how I came.
I always watched what you did without saying much about. I'm not one for the Drama, which you often loved getting involved in.
You had the chance to do a lot with your position and by your own admission your immaturity got the better of you.
Apologies are a bit late coming, but I hope this has made you learn the hard way that it's not the best way to act.
People don't forget when you do what you did on this scale, just because you said sorry.
This is something you going to have to live with, that you can't just sweep under the rug at a later date.
Matthew,
I was one of your earliest supporters. It has been fun working with you and bouncing ideas off of you. However, the current events have truly been unforgivable.
I think that you did really harm some people with your actions. The internal strife that your bet created is terrible. The relationships that suffered because of your actions are worth much more than whatever message you tried to make. I think that your decision to leave is a token of grace, no more. I don't know if I want you to stay or if it's truly time for you to go. Part of me thinks that you need to face the community and give back all that you took away by building up the Bitcoin infrastructure that is sorely needed. But the other part of me wonders if you're capable for the task, and if you can ever win back this community.
In any case, here's to the bumpy ride that was, and still is, Bitcoin. We had some good growth and you did do a lot for the community. Whether the sum of your actions is positive or negative, I do not know. Whatever you do, I wish you luck on your future endeavors,
-Jon
(To those harmed by Matthew's debt, this is only meant to be a farewell. I don't want to take a position on either side, thank you.)
I was one of your earliest supporters. It has been fun working with you and bouncing ideas off of you. However, the current events have truly been unforgivable.
I think that you did really harm some people with your actions. The internal strife that your bet created is terrible. The relationships that suffered because of your actions are worth much more than whatever message you tried to make. I think that your decision to leave is a token of grace, no more. I don't know if I want you to stay or if it's truly time for you to go. Part of me thinks that you need to face the community and give back all that you took away by building up the Bitcoin infrastructure that is sorely needed. But the other part of me wonders if you're capable for the task, and if you can ever win back this community.
In any case, here's to the bumpy ride that was, and still is, Bitcoin. We had some good growth and you did do a lot for the community. Whether the sum of your actions is positive or negative, I do not know. Whatever you do, I wish you luck on your future endeavors,
-Jon
(To those harmed by Matthew's debt, this is only meant to be a farewell. I don't want to take a position on either side, thank you.)
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In hindsight, I no longer see this bet as being funny and I think it was in horrible taste. The community members who were my friends who are standing up against this are right in doing so I and I have no place in the bitcoin community as I clearly don't take it as seriously as everyone else. I am happy to have learned so much from Bitcoin and I'm glad to have shared in many experiences as well, but I cannot discount the claims that I have some issues with manicism as there is no other explanation for my often irrational behavior. I'll be seriously looking at my life and exiting from the community with my sincerest apologies.
Mihai Alisie will be speaking for the Bitcoin Magazine at the London conference. I am in the process of exiting the company completely equity and all in addition to already having resigned as a director and Editor in Chief, as it seems the right thing to do for the future of the magazine.
Ellet's IP is being handed over to a more capable party and I will be exiting any involvement with it.
DCAO is being dismembered and the existing heads will start another organization a bit more seriously toned.
I will not be involved in any businesses in this community any longer. It is clear my immaturity is hurting the community more than I am helping it, and the position I have been in has only resulted in hurting myself and those around me. I'm glad to see that many people did get my joke, but I ask that they not defend me as even I see now that it was crossing all sorts of lines that should never have been crossed and I have absolutely no excuse for it.
I'm sorry I let so many people down that I never even realized actually cared and I hope I can somehow serve as an example of what not to do so that all of this was not a complete waste.
I will now leave how I came.
Mihai Alisie will be speaking for the Bitcoin Magazine at the London conference. I am in the process of exiting the company completely equity and all in addition to already having resigned as a director and Editor in Chief, as it seems the right thing to do for the future of the magazine.
Ellet's IP is being handed over to a more capable party and I will be exiting any involvement with it.
DCAO is being dismembered and the existing heads will start another organization a bit more seriously toned.
I will not be involved in any businesses in this community any longer. It is clear my immaturity is hurting the community more than I am helping it, and the position I have been in has only resulted in hurting myself and those around me. I'm glad to see that many people did get my joke, but I ask that they not defend me as even I see now that it was crossing all sorts of lines that should never have been crossed and I have absolutely no excuse for it.
I'm sorry I let so many people down that I never even realized actually cared and I hope I can somehow serve as an example of what not to do so that all of this was not a complete waste.
I will now leave how I came.
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