I've been through Triplebyte and am a fan of the mission. This was definitely a major screw-up, both for the opt-out and email dark patterns (I had skimmed the

I've been through Triplebyte and am a fan of the mission. This was definitely a major screw-up, both for the opt-out and email dark patterns (I had skimmed the original email and assumed it was opt-in before I saw this thread), and for the subsequent doubling down in response to feedback. Glad you took some time to reflect and reverse course. I do think the bootstrapping problem is unfortunate - hopefully you can hit critical mass via opt-in.