People also know that being pathetic and childish (not you guys) is useless but people continue being that as well. Hence, FUD wars, photo shops of IRC chats, rampant scamming, etc. I mean it's gotten crazy.
My subjective take on IE. I don't personally know the guy and had a few run-ins with him, not always good but I see a different perspective and I wrote it on his Twitter yesterday. Just so its clear, not the biggest fan here either but there is a slow death coming to altcoins and crypto. We continue to let these new coins with anon DEVs (copy/paste) and no-face managers (new accounts) pop up and take our BTC, exception is BTCArchitect and ARCH and boy was he fudded. We are in the final days and that means our beloved investments, outside of the TOP coins, will die eventually, BTC value bleeding daily. 6mths ago, I probably invested new coins every 2 wks, holding a 1/3 of old one's. Now, a handful since August. I continue seeing great members trying to stay active and be a part of something but it will be for nothing when this becomes a wasteland.
Now, we know ICOs mostly are scams (I totally agree, I was in CLD, Super, even BlocK, won't touch _Vior). I won't touch another one ever. BUT! But, at least you know WHO IE is and its true, his ego is too big/pride too high and I don't think the 50 BTC minimum for ICO success (currently $16.5K take rate) is worth scamming a whole community to condemnation and having true problems. It's chump change but 900+ BTC (for Blocknet), which I've vested in as well, now that's worthy of a hit & run. Say what you will, you don't have to like him to want something different or make $. I don't like my boss but my company cuts my check. I don't like my wife's sister, I love the Yankees but hate Arod, love Adriana Lima but not when she smiles. I secretly love certain reality shows, you think my fellas know about it LOL. Get what I'm saying? I get what you guys are saying but just think about this on a grand scale for a sec. I mean, look at his WP, maybe broken promises and disguised to look pretty and informative but far better than some of today's offerings.
I like/respect some of you guys a lot, seen your names since I started in crypto with Doge, Digi, BC, DRK. Just put away the grudge and blind rage and try a thinking cap. If I'm wrong, then I'm out for good. For the record, I'm just a middle class hard working 9-5 guy, trying to make some extra cash for the family.....but bled out too much and have since cut down the investments before the wife files for separation.
Just my thought guys, don't have to agree but we can respectfully agree to disagree, no more fights and craziness......crypto is suffocating.