Yeah, holy crap, guys. Everytime I come to this thread, there is some new person getting snarky with Dan or blaming him for things that aren't in his control, or generally treating him like crap. I get that many of you are upset, but you guys are lashing out at the wrong person. Dan doesn't deserve your snark or your anger. Just like a lot of you, Dan's life was also upturned when FCP closed. I mean, he woke up one day to discover his job was gone. But instead of lashing out or being upset with others, he's stuck around. He's trying to help everyone, even though that's not his job anymore. Even though he's not getting paid to do so. Even though he's getting a lot of crap in his thread, and that's not fair.
Dan's always been a super stellar guy, always nice and helpful and funny. He's a valuable member of this community, no matter what tags he wears. And It sucks to see a bunch of new people get angry and lash out at him, when he's just trying to help. If I was trying to help everyone out of the kindness of my heart, and a bunch of people kept getting snarky with me, I'd stop helping right away. Why continue to help people who keep treating you rudely when it's not your job anymore? Man, Dan, you're a nicer human than I am. I wish more people in this thread appreciated that. Because I would have stopped helping a long time ago, judging from all of the rudeness I keep seeing.
If you're going to be angry, be angry at Dan's Higher Ups, those with way more power and authority and knowledge of the situation. Be angry at the bank itself. Be angry at society that makes it so hard to find alternatives. But at least trrrry to be polite to the person who's trying to help you, when he certainly doesn't have to do that anymore. He lost his job, and you guys have temporarily lost your money. Everyone's in the same crappy boat right now - so let's stop trying to push each other overboard, yeah?
