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 Well I learned a bit about Jack Dorsey last night via interview videos and you (Bitcoiners) should too. 

Props, and I am definitely NOT an altruist. 

Learned more than enough about Michael Saylor this morning. Don’t get me wrong, Saylor’s been good FOR Bitcoin, but Bitcoin has been better TO him. 

Based on what I’ve found, would you even want Saylor to contribute to OpenSats? For one thing:


9. Growing up, Saylor played Dungeons and Dragons, and always insisted on being the Dungeon Master because he "liked to create and control situations."

What Saylor does with $30M:

10. He owns a yacht named USHER — after a computer software, not the singer. (Check out link at end)

More:

12. MicroStrategy is a business intelligence company that uses computer software to collect and sell consumer insight to customers.

13. In many ways, MicroStrategy is the forebearer of targeted ads as we know them today.

16. In 2000, MicroStrategy was accused by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission for fraudulent finance reports. The claims were eventually settled, with Saylor himself paying $8.3 million of his personal money.

17. Following the accusations, MicroStrategy's stock plunged $6 million.

27. In addition to investing MicroStrategy's money into Bitcoin, Saylor himself (as of October,) held close to 18,000 Bitcoin.

Much of above ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED: FEB. 11, 2021

Even more telling:

https://www.justluxe.com/lifestyle/luxury-yachts/feature-1953972.php

IMO, who the fuck is Saylor to question motive?