you do owe something back to the system that created your opportunity to prosper
Yes. Miner fees.
What do you feel was the risk you were taking on to capture these profits?
You are aware I'm just the spokesperson, right?
What I don't understand is why your taking such a hardline stance and not working with him to get paid back?
Matter of policy. As explained
afore, negotiating with scammers makes no sense.
such a large deposit?
According to PatrickHarnett himself, it was by no means a large deposit at all, let alone such a large one.
Spokesperson? Really, you don't sound like an impartial spokesperson. You talk with too much authority for that.
Scammer, so you invest with someone, the investment goes bad and they are a scammer so you don't work with them to get your money back. Sounds like a different motive. Has you not gotten any principle back or gotten communications from Patrick about ETA for repayment. This sounds personally motivated to swear his name, and not actually accept a delayed payment.
Sure, maybe it is a small deposit, but still
BTC500 isn't something to think is small, it is in effect 1/42000th of all the Bitcoins in existence. No matter, this doesn't add to the dialogue.
Miner fees, sorry I thought we were having a wider discussion about ideology outside of Bitcoin. My bad.