1/ Time for another thread since I can't fit everything into a single tweet.

I've stayed silent on this AMPL stuff, partly because I don't know enough about it to make a judgement and partly because I didn't want to feel like I had to choose a side. I still don't understand it https://twitter.com/GoodTexture/status/1290005147054047232

2/ enough to talk about it directly, but as for the tweet and GT, the underlying theme is *consistency*. All other things aside, we can see from the numbers that in this present moment, this thing is beating out #Hex, and GT is simply pointing that out. I don't necessarily think

3/ of the tweets is an endorsement or a buy signal, and it's on people to take responsibility for their own choices when pressing the green button. Even though us #Hexicans have something we love and support, I think we also need to realize that we're all here mostly just to

4/ make money, and people will have varying degrees of attention and perceived "loyalty" based on what new shiny thing comes out next, as we saw with promise-coin that screwed with Hex (which I hate to use as an example). The thing about numbers and ideology is that they don't

5/ mix, and when we can clearly see the numbers on the chart, we need to consistent about our values and at least acknowledge the reality, even if we don't like it. On the flip-side, there are some design decisions in #Hex that are difficult to publicly defend and explain without

6/ giving that same pass to other projects, but I'm saying all this in hopes that despite our group love for the coin we rally behind, we can at least acknowledge that those issues exist, or the fact that we choose to look the other way. I can admit to that as a self-professed

7/ #Hex fanboy. I've always admired @GoodTexture for speaking the difficult truths, as I'm sure many other #Hexicans have, but truth is a double-edge sword that swings both ways, and when the odd thing comes out that pulls better numbers than Hex, we need to be consistent and

8/ call that out too, or at least let others with the knowledge exercise their free speech to call it how they see it. You're always free to speak the other way when the numbers in the future support your ideals, and most importantly, vote by deciding how you invest in your own

9/ portfolio. I can only speculate that it's a difficult and sometimes lonely road to be a truth-seeker at the expense of being permanently in a tribe. I'm personally not brave enough to lone-wolf my life like that, but I can appreciate someone that has the guts to live that way.

10/ As for me, I won't be touching AMPL cause I don't understand it enough and it's simpler for me to just be all-in with #Hex. Sure, I might miss out on more % gains but with that decision I know very well that I'm putting my ideals above the math and hedging my bets.