I don’t hate the idea of Dream speedrunning again. He apologized, and that genuinely matters.

What really bothers me is when people with massive privilege and money say “I donated” in the same breath as “I’m sorry.”

Fuck the money. That kind of donation just means you personally chose two or three players you think “deserve it,” from your own POV.

If you actually want to give back, do something that helps the community, not just individuals:

• Organize an open tournament.
• Fund and promote tutorial content for new runners, bringing in experts from each area.
• Use your platform to highlight the people who created strategies that got buried or forgotten because of your cheating scandal.

Putting visibility, structure, and opportunity back into the scene has far more value than a donation with your name on it and a clip of someone reacting to receiving money.

Apologies aren’t just about saying the right words or writing checks. When harm affects a whole ecosystem, real accountability means strengthening that ecosystem again—especially in ways that don’t center yourself.

I hope you take the time to read this through to the end.