Man he sounds like EVERY typical early 20s nerdy guy on IRC. He's talking to one of his heroes and trying to fit in, about a little website thing he was working on and trying to be one of the big boys- there's no way he would know how big it was going to get.<p>Every one of you has said things that can be perceived as nasty, we all have bad moods, we all joke about serious issues that can be taken out of context.
"Let he who is without sin cast the first stone."<p>It takes time and wisdom to grow ethical and moral reasoning. The proper handling of social responsibility is a major component of <i>maturity</i>.<p>Because you're intimidated/jealous of his public image you can't imagine that he's a normal person, like people being shocked that celebrities sometimes <i>gasp</i> have SEX.<p>By reacting to this smearing stuff you give nasty people power, just like the tabloids make people more famous, just like the FBI fabricates sex scandals.<p>It is a major human weakness to be spiteful and by overcoming and understanding this we will grow as a species. There will always be vultures out there feeding on this trash and regurgitating it for a buck, the truth is that they are the real unethical ones.