Tom

i've supported and defended @levelsio publicly *countless* times when ppl blocked him, dunked on his takes, ego etc. after texting and interacting a bunch on twitter i invited him for coffee in 2017 when we both lived in nl and he replied "that would be a waste of time, it's low ROI" don't confuse this for a stan-type relationship, we actually interacted a lot before this, he even subscribed to me and texted "dude i'm your biggest fan" etc. which is confusing af to me i asked him to have a conversation on a podcast countless times over the years and he kept inventing different conditions a week ago he RT-ed some random dude and i dmd him to ask "man how come you supports anyone about anything but never gave one of my apps a chance" .. (by chance i meant to even try them, because i know how some of them can help him out to be more productive) he replied "brother this is begger energy", which kinda hurt. when ppl ask me for a RT boost even now (especially someone i interact with constantly) i try to at least be helpful and not insulting the guy's fame and x revenue hit him so hard in the head really forgot how to interact with human beings and forgot that some words actually hurt, especially coming from someone you've been looking up to someone and saw them as an inspiration for over 10 years i had a draft to invite him to tinkerers because everyone wants him there, but i knew what he's gonna reply with, and i'm glad i didn't send it the last straw for me is when literally everyone on the timeline has been congratulating @tinkererclub success publicly and privately. i mean literally all the big names. heck i even made amends with ppl i haven't interacted with in years, and i'm happy i did so. the supports mean A LOT especially cuz i'm navigating an uncharted territory of growth i haven't seen before. guess who i wanted to ask for advice? another unsent draft. the only thing pieter had to say was to dunk on me twice about my tweet about antidepressants (which was VERY hard to write and confess publicly) the person who was trying to sell an ai therapist to people is now making fun of mental health and depression imagine being this rich and famous but still to have this amount of bitterness and saltiness in you, it's actually sad tbh this is a skill issue because i continue to confuse acquaintances for friends. i don't have friends, and that's fine. if i ever lose my head to reach this level of being cruel to ppl i want you to call me out if anything this makes me wanna be more helpful and nicer to people i hate to admit it, but some of you mfs were right about him, i just couldn't see clearly. hardest block i've pressed in my life. but i've burned bridges and cut off *way* closer people this year over toxicity. i'm starting fresh. sayonara brother, i wish you all the best ✌️

A cautionary tale for fellow startup founders: @namecheap just sued me personally 🧵