869 sats \ 10 replies \ @siggy47 27 Dec 2023 \ on: Update from DarthCoin regarding his absence on SN bitcoin
This place lost a lot now that he's gone. He made it clear he's not posting as anon so I won't imply he is any more. I'm still optimistic that SN is in a transition phase, and I have faith in those plotting its course. Maybe Darth will return when the dust settles. Of course that's up to him.
Agree that he had an impact on here.
The way he stands up for what he believes, his proof of work. I don't think his guides are very good but he definitely put in the work and for some topics the only resource.
I will miss laughing at his dumb takes with zero nuance, and he calling me retarded on multiple occasions.
All the best, Darth.
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Let me just say something about his guides. I know the sentence structure might not always be the best, and maybe you don't always get the big picture from them, but I think they are very valuable. I'm not naturally good with tech, and I sometimes get overwhelmed with the complexity of things I may try to accomplish with bitcoin. Darth's guides are for people like me. They provide a clear way to get it done, step by step. I could pick up the theory behind it and nuance later. Without that path I would have been in trouble.
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This place lost a lot now that he's gone
I agree that SN feels different without @DarthCoin. I also initially wasn't sure how to feel about him (he also called me shitcoiner several times iirc, lol) but over time, I realized that he might be trying to tell us something [0]. He wasn't perfect in his attempts (he's also just a human) but now I do appreciate his brutal honesty disguised as toxicity - even though I also think he was toxic on topics that he shouldn't have such a strong opinion on. I think he also just wanted to have some fun occasionally, lol.
I think @DarthCoin is just a person that has seen a lot of shit in his life and has now decided that he has seen enough shit - at least on SN.
As you mentioned, I also hope that this is just temporary but I will also not say anything like "He'll be back" since that feels condescending. So I agree with you here, too:
Of course that's up to him.
We don't know if he'll be back and we should respect his choice to leave (like Satoshi).
If anyone wishes to honor his (potentially) final words about SN, read the exclusive SN post he linked to (if you didn't already):
I'm still optimistic that SN is in a transition phase, and I have faith in those plotting its course
Thanks, we appreciate it.
[0] Feels a bit weird to link to a post of mine. As if I am just trying to move attention away from this post to a post of mine. Maybe I am? Who knows, lol.
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You raised good points I forgot to mention. Yes, Darth is a human with his faults, like all of us. Two things are sometimes lost about him:
- For all his abrasiveness, he paid attention to what you said in the midst of a disagreement. He wouldn't just dogmatically repeat his point. You could have a productive back and forth with him, which isn't always the case with people sometimes described as toxic.
- He loved to have fun, and I'll miss that about him as much as anything.
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You raised good points I forgot to mention.
No worries. I was waiting for someone to write a good prompt like yours to provide my "official" statement on this matter, haha
Two things are sometimes lost about him:
Good points, especially the first one. Guess I didn't pay enough attention to him, haha
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He was cool but onward and upward... 🚀
Too many critics, too impatient to wait for upcoming features that will dampen the noise here. Territories feature was literally JUST released over the holidays. Have some patience y'all.
SN has the potential to be so much more than just a maximalist echo chamber. IMO we will orangepill far more by eating reddit and becoming a defacto town square than being limited to a fancy version of just another isolated niche forum.
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maximalist echo chamber
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Territories and discussions = Shitcoinery now?
:)
(admittedly i have a couple of shitcoin bags but < 1% of my "crypto")
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in a nutshell why did he quit SN?
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