RE: SteemSummer May 25, 26, 27 near Palm Beach, Florida, USA?
Jerry, how many more times will you do impulsive things and then have to ask for forgiveness from the community later?
Your post still mentions SteemFest 2.5 in multiple places including the image. Please, fix that.
Do you think brands like Kesha book things two months out and would be involved in something which tried to promote a collaboration before any contracts are signed? Unless you already have confirmation from her agent, talking about this is highly unprofessional and kind of crazy (IMO).
You have a lot of people following you, but I question the value of the example you’re giving them. It seems everything you do has a “what’s in it for Jerry” hook whether that’s a witness vote or delegation or something else. It just feels wrong.
I’m really hoping you can see why what you’re doing is deceptive and why it frustrates the community. I hope you can learn and change. I’ve hoped for this in the past and been disappointed. :(
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
Luke I enjoyed our chats at Steemfest 2 which challenged me to continue learning and growing in unconditional love. What we see around us is a reflection of our own world and choices inside. I see you as a divine being having a human experience doing the best you can to help here on your own unique journey. I unconditionally love you and accept you as you are.
What each of us says reflects back our own state of consciousness. To hope for change in another is to judge them not good enough and require being different in order to be accepted. I see you as good enough as you are requiring no change to be perfect. It is not possible for me to be disappointed in you because all I expect is for you to show up as you are. I see myself the same way.
Where I struggle is when I forget why I am here and when I try and change who I am to please others. I am here to love unconditionally and be of service. If people like me and agree, that is fine. If not, that is fine too. A community filled with frustration will find a reason for it. A community filled with joy will find a reason for it.
Thank you for your kind words, Jerry.
Do you believe it's possible to make a mistake? Since you've appologized in the past for your actions and you changed the contents of this page and the title of the event, then I'll assume you do think it's possible to make a mistake. That means you are not perfect. To live in world where we don't make rational adjustments and yes, judgements, about what is bad, good, and somewhere in between which can be improved is to live in a completely irrational, unchanging world (IMO).
I don't see myself as perfect because if I was perfect, I'd have no room for improvement, and I do believe I have improved and will continue to improve. If you're continuing to learn and grow in unconditional love then you aren't perfect either. That's a good thing! That means you're improving!
When I see conflicts or struggles between you and the community, I don't see it as you trying to "change to please others" but you realizing you did something that looks like you're just in it for yourself. You told me enough personal stories about your past where you recognize you have a pattern there of only thinking about yourself and doing whatever it takes to succeed, regardless of how that might negatively impact those around you.
IMO, we'd all be better off if we dropped the ego and accepted we are not perfect, and we do make mistakes. That will cause us to think twice about our actions and how they may impact others. It will cause us to grow even more and become even better people. Otherwise, we stay in the same patterns over and over again until the communities we're part of don't want us around anymore. If you see yourself as already perfect, how can people trust you to make better decisions in the future if they don't like some of the decisions you make now?