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<blockquote data-quote="SlyFlourish" data-source="post: 9558237" data-attributes="member: 54840">I think you're mixing up cause and effect. It was fortuitous that I got the PHB and had the opportunity to preview it the week before (or week during? I can't remember). But I didn't set that up. That was circumstance. I definitely gained an advantage, both when I posted my original video and almost certainly when things blew up (but I couldn't say for sure if it really helped the KS or not – it's hard to draw a clear conclusion and it's almost certainly not as big as you think).The difference is – I didn't intend for any of this and, really, I wish the whole blur-gate thing didn't happen because I really liked the PHB and was excited to talk about it. Sure, I'm critical, but, trust me, I wasn't happy at all with what happened or the results. If the whole thing could have gone the right way – letting us preview it as we did in the end – I would have been much happier with the circumstance.There's a common feeling that YouTubers who chase these stories are &quot;doing it for the clicks&quot;. Some do, but I haven't met any of them who didn't believe what they said. Just because controversy brings attention doesn't mean the controversy isn't true.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="SlyFlourish, post: 9558237, member: 54840"] I think you're mixing up cause and effect. It was fortuitous that I got the PHB and had the opportunity to preview it the week before (or week during? I can't remember). But I didn't set that up. That was circumstance. I definitely gained an advantage, both when I posted my original video and almost certainly when things blew up (but I couldn't say for sure if it really helped the KS or not – it's hard to draw a clear conclusion and it's almost certainly not as big as you think). The difference is – I didn't [I]intend[/I] for any of this and, really, I wish the whole blur-gate thing didn't happen because I [I]really liked the PHB[/I] and was excited to talk about it. Sure, I'm critical, but, trust me, I wasn't happy at all with what happened or the results. If the whole thing could have gone the right way – letting us preview it as we did in the end – I would have been much happier with the circumstance. There's a common feeling that YouTubers who chase these stories are "doing it for the clicks". Some do, but I haven't met any of them who didn't believe what they said. Just because controversy brings attention doesn't mean the controversy isn't true. [/QUOTE]

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