Letter to Joshua Henslee in regards to “BSV is on Life Support”

We’ve been observers and participants of our industry-hated Bitcoin subset for some time. Yours.org and before. So as you know, I’m quite familiar with your work. And normally, your content resonates with me. But today, it resonated way too well…

I unfortunately opened up YouTube too early in the day and saw your “BSV is on Life Support” video and immediately listened to it. Wish I hadn’t, because it bummed the hell out of me when I did. Made me feel like shit, actually. Like, all the things I’m doing and am attempting to do are in vain and a complete waste of time. A tough pill to swallow if it were true, considering the years I’ve spent on my project. All hope is not lost though, but it’s yet another tally for days spent on the “second guessing myself” list. Which, has been marked up too often recently.

Because, transitioning into the marketing and promotional role has been tough. It was tough getting the infographics up to snuff, and it’s even more difficult to find the right Social Media angles to target, for maximizing eyeball reach and onboarding new users to the platform — with average, everyday people in mind. Not an easy task for a platform that transacts with Bitcoin (SV).

I am learning a ton, with some glimmers of hope here and there, but it’s been more of a gut-punch than anything, especially with some uncertainties in life paired with it. So, your video today sucked to hear, because it felt like a few more jabs being thrown my way, on top of all those right hooks I’ve already took.

I don’t really have a conclusion for you though. I think I just needed to vent and I plan on being active on the writing front, so maybe I’m just getting some practice in. But I guess I want you to know that I’m not angry. Your video doesn’t change my perception of you at all, I still have great respect for you and your mind, and I’ll continue listening to what you have to say. So I guess I’ll conclude by saying hopefully it’s a little more on the brighter side next time. My self-confidence would certainly appreciate it.

- Sam