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Dogecoin was created in 2 hours as a satire on how crypto was getting out of the hand. I believe he has been pretty consistent throughout

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He's rejoined and left the industry multiple times. While he brings up plenty of valid issues, Jackson could also do with some self-reflection.

A smart man once said, "I'd rather be a hypocrite than the same person forever." It was Adam Horovitz, of Beastie Boys, when confronted about going from sexism in their early content to defending gender equality later in life.

Similarly, for the fantasy nerds: "Sometimes a hypocrite is nothing more than a man in the process of changing."

- Brandon Sanderson, Oathbringer

I do this with myself constantly. I think if I met my younger self I would hate me.

I don't know how far back in time it takes for a disconnect of 'who was I then to do that?' or 'I can't believe I did that' but sometimes I think back to recent things and get so embarrassed my face turns red and heats up.

Like Bill Burr sometimes I have to scream it out and wriggle to release the shame.

I recently reread some of my livejournal posts. I definitely hate me.

I'm not sure what other peoples' conception of hypocrisy is, but for me I think that it's acting in a manner that contradicts, or is at odds with your espoused beliefs.

The simultaneous part is important, if your beliefs change and your actions change accordingly; that doesn't count as hypocrisy in my book.

> He's rejoined and left the industry multiple times. [...] Jackson could also do with some self-reflection.

Changing your mind about something is a sign of open-mindedness, not lack of self-reflection

His twitter thread seems well considered and reflective.

> He's rejoined and left the industry multiple times. While he brings up plenty of valid issues, Jackson could also do with some self-reflection.

It seems to me that his personal journey granted him a privileged vantage point to talk about this topic, with more insight than the vast majority of people.

Clearly, if anyone did that exercise in self-reflection, it was him. Don't you agree?

And why is he, of all people, the one being singled out and required to meet all those high bars?

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