There was a recent conversation between @saylor and @_DannyKnowles that is bringing up a bit of notice because of Saylor’s presumed anger. I’ll comment. Any affect, other than a sigh, from Saylor is so notable only because he normally does such a good job of keeping cool in the face intense attacks by media. This was very different for him so it stands out. People are assuming that this was an overflow of feelings on his part, that somehow his affect breached his control. It is possible that he was having a bad day but I think it much more likely that this was deliberate and calculated. The background is that Danny has a very important bitcoin platform and is good friends with @_Checkmatey_ who he frequently has on and mentions to other guests. They have both been critical of Bitcoin treasury companies and used the term “Ponzi adjacent”. Saylor has faced many people more powerful than himself in both New York and DC. He has put his retirement on hold for an advance to humanity that he sees as important. One could say that, of course, he’s going to benefit from his own efforts, but to be truthful, six years ago before he bought his first bitcoin, he had enough to live the rest of his life in any way he chose without putting out another second of effort on behalf of anyone else. Instead, he saw a better future for humanity and has dedicated himself to advancing bitcoin for everyone. I think this was a calculated wake up call to all those people involved with bitcoin who maintain a fiat mindset, such that the immediate price matters more than the long-term advance, that the greatest critics are finally moving our way while they themselves are sniping at people who are working for our future. It is common in human relations for people to be more angry with and more critical of people with positions close, but not identical, to their own then they are with people whose positions are quite opposite to theirs. I think he is aware that he gets more criticism from bitcoiners than from tradfi. Now one might ask why Saylor would choose to go off when he has held his temper in so many more adversarial interviews. Partly, I think it is because it was so shocking and got our attention. Another reason is that he’s reminding us he’s home. You argue more vociferously with your brother than you do with your adversary at work. You let your guard down among family. Partly because they are close, partly because you care. While this was a public interview, I think he let his guard down and showed us an aspect of reality he doesn’t usually show the public to remind us that we are all in this together and we are home. If Danny knew it was coming, that would be terrific and if he didn’t, he did an outstanding job handling it. What Danny does on a weekly basis is wonderful and what Michael has built is incredible. Most people on this app do not remember the days when someone such as my mother could have her retirement funds in a safe place earning 7% and be provided enough for life with dignity. Most people here have grown up in a very low interest rate environment, and don’t realize on a daily basis the loss of human dignity that has come from the last few decades of monetary policy in this country. In reestablishing a widely available credit market backed by a hard money, Mike is providing people who will never be able to handle a seed phrase with the benefits of bitcoin and a life they would not otherwise have. I applaud him for what he has built and thank him for his continued efforts. I dictated most of this so please accept my apologies for any misspellings or non-Sequiturs. I hope everyone has a good day.