Ah, I see the issue.

You think I want to be an admired leader and thus I should be concerned about how people perceive my statements.

That would be an incorrect assumption. I don't actually want to be in the public eye and I constantly turn down mainstream media offers in an attempt to reduce my risk profile. I stick my neck out because I think Bitcoin is important enough for me to bear the risk.

Bitcoin is for enemies and I neither expect nor desire for everyone to like me or agree with me.