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RE: SteemSummer May 25, 26, 27 near Palm Beach, Florida, USA?
I was really wondering which would have been your opinion about Jerry's acts lately, since I had the feeling that he is more concerned about himself taking advantage from the community rather than offering things back. I can compare it to market selling Steem brand for his own good, but who am I to judge?
Apparently the same feeling is everywhere, except the guys trying to catch some votes with encouraging comments...
Unfortunately, this isn't just a recent thing with Jerry. It has happened before. After my conversations with him at Steemfest2, I decided to support other witnesses instead. He immediately withdrew his support for me and that seems to be his pattern. If you help Jerry, Jerry helps you. If not, he doesn't. I prefer taking the approach that we all work to improve this platform and by doing so, we help ourselves indirectly.
Jerry, if you're reading this, I hope you remember the many long conversations we had at Steemfest2 about not just thinking about what benefits yourself alone but learning how to care about others and understanding and respecting their needs. Long-term, your reputation and your friendships are what you should value most, not just supporters who support you because you give them something in return.
Luke, you are simply a great man! I am not saying this to buy you on my side, or to take advantage of your votes, actually I wish you won't vote me from now on only to erase this concern if it ever was one. You helped me a lot already.
I just wanted to tell you that I watched your interview with @davidpackman, and right when the video stopped you replied to my comment (which I have thought that you will not notice) and said those kind words. It is so impressive to see that you believe in the change of people and in the good of them.
I really wish you the best and I wish that you will never change!
Thanks Andrew. I've always appreciated your sincere enthusiasm and encouragement. As for never changing, I'll have to disagree with you there. :) I hope I continue to improve and grow to become a better man. I do think I've made great progress in my life, and I hope to continue doing so.
I was about to complete with the very same thing, but I felt like I am asking too much if I had said to always improve yourself. This is of course what I wish for you and actually for everybody, only this way we will be able to build a better world, as in your description a world we all want to live in. Even though many times I think about myself and people like us that we may be too idealistic and that will never happen, but at least we can try and enjoy the results :D