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1. Thisismoreorlessarantthananythingelse...callitaconfessionletterifyouwill
althoughthere'snotmuchtotheconfessionthatbringsregret.Inthelastfewmonthssomeof
youquestionedmyactionsandmanyofyoupraisedit...Thisisgoingtobedry...thecursing
trollinmewon'tbejoiningustoday...buthereisthelastthingIhavetosay:
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3. Ifyouhaveknownmelongenough,youknowthatonoccasionIcomplainedaboutthetightly
knitcirclethatsurroundedYANandhowitwasnearlyimpossibleforanonstopenetratethis
walltogettheirvoicesheardthroughatwitteraccountthatbydefinitionofitsname,was
therepresentationof"anonymousnews"(surelyanonymoushasnotreallybeenonepersonthis
wholetime?)..Thepointis,IwasneverafananddidnotlikethewayJackalhandledan
accountwithsomuchpotentialtobringpeopletogethertowardsamovementofchange.
4.
5. FastForwarding...
6.
7. DuringJackal'sIndiegogocampaigninApriltoraisemoneyforhis"newswebsite",apastebin
wasreleasedwhichlistedanumberofdomainsdonatedtohim.Itdidn'ttakeageniustosee
.commissingfromthelist.Thecampaignwhichaimedtoraise$2000eventuallycametoanend
atanunfortunate$5X,XXXX.Nocaplimit.Nothing.Thatmuchforawebsite..?haveyouno
shametoevenacceptthismoneyfrompeoplewhoslaveawayintheir9to5s?IfthatwasmeI
wouldhavedonated$48Ktoagreatercause,anythingwouldhavequalifiedatthatpoint.After
informingJackalIownedthedomainandofferedtocollab(withnomentionofrequestingYAN
accessincontrarytohisstory)herefusedbutnotbeforeaskingifIwoulddonatethedomain
(notsurewhyafter$50Kyouexpectedmoredonationscomingfrompeople?Imeanreallyyouare
nomasterJesusyoudeadbeat.)Whatever.Anyways.lol.Tocuttothechase,inhisownwords,
"Ifyouthinkyoucandosomethingbetterthanme,doit.Untilthen,shutthefuckupbecause
you'renotdoingshit."SoIwantedtogivemyselfatry.InApril,Iemailedtheownerofthe
.comdomain,purchaseditfor$600,andstartedexploringideasforanewswebsite.(OkI
lied..Ididn't"ownitfirst"..buttechnically,accordingtowhoisownershiptransferredso
itwasthetruth..prettysneakyofmeeh?LOLOLOL)
8.
9. I'llbestraight.Guys,IknewFUCKALLaboutcreatingawebsite.Imean...mycoding
capabilitiescametotheirendat<strong>HelloWorld</strong><img..THAT'SITLOL!!!Atthe
timeIprobablycouldn'thaveevencreatedtherustleleague.comwebsiteifmylifedependedon
it(nooffenseShmoop).IworkedasanInvestmentAdvisersittingonmyass95behinda
computertweetingalldayliketherestofyouaboutwhatIcaredaboutoutsidemycubicle.
Somewhereinthemiddleofallthiscamethatunavoidablewiffofactivismthatcontradicted
mychoiceofcareerpath.SoIstartedhatingmyjob..luckilyandcoincidentallyIgotlayed
offandinperfecttimingspentthenext6monthsongovernmentchecksworkingandlearning
howtomakeawebsite.
10.
11. HavingmyacademicbackgroundfallinthefieldofBusinessandFinance,itonlymadesense
formetotrademarkthedomainnametoprotectwhatIwasworkingon.Iwilltellyounow,my
closestfriendonTwitterhadtoldmethathehadachatwithsomeonewithinJackal's
campaign,andthattheywereplanningontrademarking.Atthispoint,mymindwassetondoing
thisproject,andIhadalreadyspent$600,Ididn'twanttoriskforcedclosure.Iknewthat
Iwouldallowbothentitiestofunction,Icouldnottrustthesameinthehandsofthe
alternativesandLet'sface,JackalowningYANwastheproblemtobeginwith.
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13. Soanyways,Ipaidabout$1500foraU.Strademark,andabout$2500foraCDNtrademarkand
continuedworkingonthesite.IhadabsolutelyNOINTENTIONofmakingaprofit.Yes,the
trademarkswereownedbya"forprofit"corporationwhichIhadcreatedforthispurpose
alone.Thiswasadvisedbymylawyeratthetimetoprotectmyselfandlimitmyliabilityin
casesomeonetriestosueme.(ohtheirony).Ihadthoughtabouta"nonprofit"butthatjust
createdsomuchannualrequirementstobemetandmostDEFINITELYdidn'tevenimplythatI
wouldassurethepublicIamnotgettingrichoffofitbecauselet'sfaceit,nonprofit
directorscanpaythemselvesTONSofmoneyassalaryandbonus.Justsoyouknow.Movingon
though...
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15. SomewhereinthemiddleofthiswhenIgotlayedoffinJuly,Igotanewpuppy...whichmy
momwasn'tverypleasedwith.Apparentlytheideaofapitbullinanapartmentwasaterrible
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idea...soIdecidedtomoveoutanditwastimeIlivedonmyownanyways.MyEmployment
InsurancechecksendedattheendofthisJanuaryandsoworkingfulltimeonthewebsiteleft
mewithnotimeandmoreimportantlyenergytogetbackintotheworkforce;Ichosenotto
digintomysavingsandmovedinwithmydadinstead.Ihadmadethepromisetomyselfthatif
thesitedidnotresult6monthsafterlaunch,Iwouldcloseshopandhandittowhoever
wantedwithgoodintentiontocontinuerunningitandIwouldmoveonwithmylife.Therewas
reallynoplantokeepthislongterm.Selfoperatingwastheultimategoal.
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17. IlaunchedthesiteJanuary6.Anyonewaswelcometosubmitnews,onlyDex,Puppy,andAKdid
(shameontherestofyouforthatbytheway).Themaincontributorsforthearticleswerea
verydearfriendofmineandmyself.I'mnotgonnaliedoingitallalonewasfucking
exhaustingandaweekafteritlaunchedIwasbored,mypointwasprovenandIdidsomething.
Didn'tevenhavetobebetterastherewasstillnoYANsitetocompareto.AsbluntlyasI
cansayitandIknewthisfromthebeginning,ifitwasn'tawebsitethatyouallsupported
(beingantialternativeis/=supportingit)itwasgoingtofail.Icouldseeitfailing
becauseitwasdrainingthelifeoutofme.Howcananyoneoperatesuchawebsitefulltime
aloneandnotevenmakeenoughmoneytohavearoofontheirhead?Youcan'tandIhadno
intentionofdaringtoaskfordonationsunderthenameorsplatteradvertisingovermywork,
Ididn'twanttomakemoneythewayaconventionalwebsitetypicallywould...Ihadn'tcometo
theideayet.Ionlywantedtoproveapoint,an"op"ifyouwillandIprovedit.Ifit
turnedouttobesomethingAMAZINGthansobeitbutifnot..itwasn'ttheendoftheworld.
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19. Otherthanthe2trademarksandthe$600,Ihadspentaboutanother$500debuggingthingsI
didn'tknowhowtofix,hostingandstuff,andabout$200forincorporatingabusinesswhich
Iplantokeep.Dothemath.ThisiswhatIpaidoutofmyownpocket.Therewasalotof
passionintoitofcourseandIhopethatshowed.(BesidesIdon'tpissmoneyfornogood
reason)
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21. InFebruary,Isoldtheassetsofmycompanydoing"business"asYourAnonNewstoathird
partyforasettlementvalueofwhatIamonlylegallyunderagreementallowedtocalla
"mutuallybeneficial"one.ThiswasonlyamatteroftimeandIknewitfromthebeginning.
Literally,fromthedayIreceivedanemailfromthe.comforeignerwhowashappyandwilling
tosellittome.
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23. Iamwalkingawayahappywoman.Ihavenoregrets.Ithinkit'sagreatachievementatage
23,right?IwoulddoitallagainifIcouldgoback.What'snext..Continuetobeawesomeon
Twitter.Continuingtopostnewsandraisingawarenessabouttheimportantthingsinlifeand
ourworldandwhatIcareabout..(notunderanonymousofcourse,theleejunanonymousis
unrevivablydead)butasahobbythroughmyothertwitteraccount@illumynous,andgobackto
workexceptthistimewithamoremindfuloutlookofwhereichoosetoworkandwhatI
actuallyenjoy.
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25. Areyoustillreadingthis?Iwould'vetl;dr'dthislongago.Sothat'sthat.ThisiswhatI
did.Theseweremyintentions.Apartofmereallywantedacollaborationbutunfortunately
forreasonsItrulycannotexplainwedidn'tseeeyetoeye...witheithertheneworold
group.Ifyouthinkyouhaveaclueastothedialogueofanythingincontext,youprobably
don't.meh.IdobelieveanytalksoflitigationwasWAYoverthetopandinappropriateifyou
operateunderanonymous..withthatsaid,theYANIdidn'tlikeandrantedaboutalmostayear
agoisgone(althoughi'mnotsurewhereJackalfindstheballstoreturntotwitterasifhe
didn'tstealmoneybutohleli'llleavethatfortheleejuntoforgive).Tobeperfectly
honest...Otherthanhowiwaspersonallytreated..whichdoesn'treallymatterbecausethe
internetisnotthatserious...IhavenoobjectionstothenewYAN.Everyonedeservesa
chancetodosomethingortomakeitright...andithinktheydeservethatchanceasmuchas
Ideservedgivingitashot.Myonlyadviceistransparency,becauseyouneedpublicsupport
andwithoutityouwillfalltoyourvirtualdeath.Theend.
26.
27. andforthelels...justrememberand'neverforget'YouAnonNewswasACQUIRED.
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29. ~FawkxyXo.<3

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