Update: Tech Soup calls me an “asshole” — So much for originality
Update: CustomScoop coverage
Update: My apology to Bryanna and Regal Cinemas
Update: ValleyWag coverage
Update: TechCrunch’s coverage has launched a global assault on my name, values and identity. Now, the world really thinks they know something about me, when they know nothing at all. It’s just sad that getting pissed off will land major coverage, but my interviews with the world’s elite and everything great and wonderful I’ve done are ignored.
Update: TechCrunch coverage
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On Saturday, October 13 at 7:55 PM in Denver, Colorado, I was confronted by Regal Cinemas employee Bryanna Goecke regarding the web cam attached to my shoulder: The entire incident was viewed live and is available below for viewing.
As a 24/7 lifecaster for the past five months, I’ve walked into many theatres with my gear without incident. I’ve purchased tickets, food and more. I’ve talked to managers, cashiers, etc. Mind you, I am fully aware of the issue of piracy, but is it my problem? Of course not. Prior to each movie, I shut off my laptop and stow it away until it’s time to leave. To be an avid moviegoer and face an egotistical power broker such as Bryanna is a real slap in the face.
Furthermore, I average 60,000 viewers a month on my lifecast. What idiot is going to walk into a theatre and broadcast a motion picture considering his/her audience and the possibility that someone will report them?
Would any pirate wear a camera for the public to see? Highly unlikely.
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Ronald, how sincere is your apology when you still call Miss Goecke an “egotistical power broker.” When presented with a chance to explain what you do, you lied (“no, this is not a camera”) and then you sulked off and insulted a woman for doing her job – with complete courtesy, I will add. If being a lifecaster means showing your life 24/7 you have to accept that your viewers will see warts and all. You also need to be honest with yourself — you can be rude in person and in your blog. If you don’t like it, practice not showing your rudeness.
OMG you were unbelievable rude if you are going to carry a camera you have to be able to handle when people are going to make you turn it off . and they will thats just life dude get over it, carrying a camera and lifecasting doesn’t make you a star that can act like a wanker i used to come to your channel but you keep showing your true colors when it comes to women you dont have alot of respect or much nice to say !!
asshole to the tenth degree.
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Ronald:
You very well could be the second coming of Mr. Rogers but if you serve up your life in a public forum you have to accept the fact that you are consciously giving up the ability to control what is consumed and how the viewer perceives you.
If you don’t want to be judged by the moments in which you falter, then either be more conscience of how you carry yourself in your “lifecast” or turn off the camera. Otherwise, you need to come to terms with the fact that some people are going to view these bite sized chunks of your life and come to conclusions about your character that you may not like.
Realize that casual observers will judge you by whatever limited set of experiences they have with you (i.e. a 1min video clip of you overreacting).
Your viewers have no responsibility to pursue a balanced view of you as a person before they make a judgment on your character.
Frankly, the way that people react in contentious situations is typically the best indicator of their character. For example, I already have pegged you as one of those jerks that yells at their waiter in a restaurant.
Are you “that guy”? No clue, but it is definitely not my responsibility to try and delve any deeper, particularly if the first impression I have of you is so off putting.
If you want to live your life publicly you need to come to terms with the fact that people may not like what they see.
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Joe: I am the guy who greets servers with humility, respect and kindness. I am the guy who leaves tips for a simple glass of water. I am the guy who tips servers when they don’t even deserve it. Of course, I’m an asshole, so I may as well live up to it. I’m not the guy who treats people kindly — I’m the guy who treats the world like shit.