Thanks for the wire Jered! If you would have updated your blog earlier you would have kept me as a customer, now I just hope TH will go to hell.
The existence of TradeHill is very good for the market right now in my opinion.
It has been very shit for me and people like me. Dont forget we, the people, make the market. I have totally lost faith in bitcoins because of Jered his actions. He has fucked my life over in such a way that you cannot imagine. He can go fuck himself. I hate him. He has left me in uncertainty of my own future. I will never forget this last month not knowing if he ran with my cash or not and not knowing if I would be able to provide for my wife and little daughter. I had to borrow money left an right to keep us alive while he was writing quirky messages on his twitter account and here on the board not saying anything about the situation and what was going on. It was really a slap in the face for me.
tl;dr Fuck Tradehill/Jered and fuck Bitcoins.
Let me break down what you said:
"It has been very shit for me and people like me."
So, anyone who had trouble with money in this situation is like you, and anybody that didn't have trouble isn't? That's quite a dichotomy you've set up.
"Don't forget we, the people, make the market."
Yes, I am one of those people too.
" I have totally lost faith in Bitcoin because of Jered and his actions. He has fucked over my LIFE in such a way that you cannot imagine."
Bitcoin is a currency, Jered is an individual acting on his own accord. Bitcoins don't act. People use them. While I do agree Jered blew the communication aspect, you got your money, right? Were you responsible with your money? There are so many ways to interpret your leap of reductionism. BUT, I am very sorry to hear that this has created problems for you. I won't minimize those problems, but I do hope that you recognize your own influence on the situation.
"He can go fuck himself...it was really a slap in the face for me."
How do you know Jered wasn't working every second to try to remedy the situation? Jered also has a responsibility to Jered, and if he doesn't take a little time for himself (referencing his time spent on Twitter, etc.), then how can he be in a calm-enough state of mind to deal with the situation rationally?
When the bank accounts closed, there were many others in the same boat as you (or at least a similar boat), including me. The situation didn't revolve around you, although it can certainly feel that way when a lot of money is on the line. Multiple people were involved in the same situation, but every person reacted differently to the situation. That's the power of interpretation, and the power is yours.
I truly am sorry that you've been going though a hard time. But really...borrowing money so that you, your wife, and your daughter can LIVE? You invested the money that you need for survival in Bitcoin? What were you thinking?
