Quote from: rtrtcrypto on February 16, 2016, 09:07:12 PM

This has nothing to do with control of anything. Just a lack of respect you show to people who are helping "your vision" (as you put it). I've been happy to wait on both JINN and IOTA (delays are not my problem with these projects) - neither is control.

I respect everyone that bought IOTA or JINN in good faith without a hidden agenda of just pump and dumping it. Like I just said earlier I consider over 90% of people to be in this group. But there are still countless people that try to profit from false rumours and speculation (many of which don't even hold IOTA), to which I can only be extremely blunt in reply. You should not take it personally, there are several hundred holders (and speculator non-holders), I cannot keep track of each and every one of you and your intention, but when you ad hominemly attack me on false grounds I will respond back, and it won't be in the most polite tone. But I have never ever shown a lack of respect for anyone who is helping us and our vision and I am sorry if you have misinterpreted it this way.

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3) I'm sorry I have not participated in the testing (RYVER) - I am part of many projects and real life responsibilities which require time. As I helped fund the project, I imagined it would not be too much to ask that you actually tested the product without my help. I'm glad others are helping where they can, but find this disconnect and tone you take on this very issue part of your problem as a leader for this project. That you can't accept that we are not in the same position regarding this matter (and that you can't acknowledge that us having funded you is part of this dynamic) is troubling.

I never said I expected you to test the product you purchased, but you claimed you were eagerly awaiting it so I don't think it's unreasonable to then bring up that you could indeed already have begun testing your software purchase if you were very eager.

For (hopefully) the last time: I have only addressed the people who are speculating without doing anything, because this goes beyond what we, the creators and sellers of IOTA, has as responsibility. I have seen this sort of speculation ruin other great projects including Nxt and increasingly Bitcoin itself. Just go over to /r/bitcoin and see how far the project has fallen due to it being comprised of mainly speculation and very little progress or activism anymore. I don't want IOTA to fall into this category ever if I can prevent it, this is why I take the approach I take, but I'm not omnipotent. Ethereum has a great community in this regard they focus 95% on adoption and use-cases and tend to look down on speculation, because the value will come automatically as long as the rest is in place.

I also reject the claim that I don't take any responsibility as leader, again if you were in Ryver/kept a closer eye on what I've actually done you would know that most of the things that have happened in IOTA thus far is due to my initiation. But I don't want IOTA to become dependent on me for IOTA's sake. I want IOTA to prosper as a self-sustaining community, which I am quite confident it will.

And if you missed it in my last cointelegraph interview couple weeks back: I personally thank every single one who bought IOTA, including you.

Now enough drama for today, I'd like to again encourage everyone to check out http://www.iotevents.org and www.meetup.com/topics/internet-of-things/ to see if there's an event in your vicinity which we can enlighten about IOTA.