Cory Smith

I’m tired of this shit. There is no worse fucking feeling than realizing that you are the yield. That your blood, sweat, and tears have been fucking used to enrich some pieces of shit who don’t give a damn about you, the community, the project, or the builders. I’ve spent so much time away from my wife and 3 kids in pursuit of building something meaningful in a fucking cesspool of grift. So many emotional, financial, and physical sacrifices made only to have a greedy group of grifters try and destroy it so they can skim some money off at TGE and beyond. So many moments missed with my kids and family in pursuit of building something great. Ask the builders in the Movement ecosystem about how hard I’ve worked to earn their trust. So many builders who despite our shortcomings continue to work with Movement, purely based on the relationships that I cultivated. And to see the blatant lies and bullshit using my personal brand is something I can’t accept. All a man has in life is his reputation and I’m not going to burn it for money, and especially not so another piece of shit can make money. You have no idea how much it burns to see the Movement name dragged through the mud and to see the constant FUD on CT. It fucking sucks. Constant short term thinking has dominoed into the circus we see today. Time and time again the community has been fucked by Movement and as hard as it is to believe, I’ve worked tirelessly to prevent it from happening. And time and time again I am disappointed in the direction of the company and the inability to execute. I’ve had dozens of builders check in with me and ask me if I’m going to leave. Builders who told me they will leave if I leave. I’m telling you what I told them, I’m not going anywhere. As long as I am wanted, I will continue to serve the Movement community, ecosystem, and builders. Even now im in Dubai working to help better our ecosystem, talking to investors, builders, liquid funds, institutions, etc. This MoveDrop being delayed and the information in the coin desk article are the straw that broke the camels back. Enough is enough. Believe me when I tell you that I was shaking with rage the entire day yesterday. Much of our community is not wealthy and this airdrop is a significant financial boon and we have yoyo’d it one too many times. The Movement is ecosystem deserves better. I deserve better. You deserve better. Something must change. Something’s going to change. G fucking Move.

Our BD efficiency at Sonic has grown exponentially based off of just being able to tell people “Yes” or “No” at a much faster rate without bureaucratic DAO interference. It’s a marvelous thing.