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 why are so many so desperate to malign Saylor? If you want an accurate summation if his take on this, at least listen to the whole episode... yikes 
 1) I HAVE NEVER MALIGNED SAYLOR.

2.) PEOPLE SHOULD LISTEN TO THE WHOLE INTERVIEW.

3) THIS IS AN IMPORTANT TOPIC AND OPEN DISCUSSION OF IT SHOULD BE ENCOURAGED. GLAD IT IS HAPPENING. 
 The part where he suggests Bitcoin development should mirror the conservative nature of other highly technical engineering processes e.g. aeronautics, seems far more worthy of amplification than this oddly selected 30 seconds.... 
 Exactly, discussion. Saylor said so himself in the interview. Slow thoughtful discussion.  
 You could have said this with the clip. Definitely seems like click baiting. 
 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? 
 why are you so desperate to defend  him? 
 I'm not interested in defending people, they can do that themselves. I'm interested in defending truth, and calling it out when certain people go witch-hunting.  
 You’re walking irony. ❤️ 
 to a simple mind, perhaps.. 😘  
 You are a walking ball of projection and false, ego centered compassion. Be gone. 
 All beings are to seek out, and love, and speak the truth. 
 Kinda weird that a clip with no comment is somehow maligning him.  I haven't listened to his interview yet but I assumed Odell has. Everyone should make up their own minds and act accordingly. See, this personality and hero worship I see is really a bigger issue(not saying you worship Saylor).  
 The broader context is important.
It was clipped to bolster an ongoing misrepresentation. 

Speaking the truth and calling out witch-hunting shouldn't be conflated with hero worship. 

All of our lives go better when we have access to more of the truth.
 
 We all have access to the full interview. WBD is a big podcast. Not saying you were doing hero worship but plenty do with Saylor.