And I understand what he felt he needed to prove.
It is not a 'black swan', nor is it 'theft'
However, I think my own feelings are summed up by cAPSLOCKS's earlier post.
......
But I would say it is more apt than clever.
It's foolish and reckless, and possibly gives ammo to the trolls, yes. But from the guy who says 'Don't buy Monero' it is probably to be expected and since I really do believe he profited in any way - at least he hasn't sold his soul.
We should have known he wasn't the type to tweet an 'upcoming announcement' and he probably shouldn't have done it.
But it does make Monero a little different and it does teach us not to worship 'the great leader'. He isn't working for the price, he is working for the project and is not bound to please anyone. So we must bear in mind we cannot expect anything different in future.
Yesterday's news, today's chip paper. Let's move on, Monero is still a great project.