Lost communication solutions
2026-03-1914 turns22,763 charsgpt-5-3, gpt-5-mini
Summary
User seeks help rewriting messages to reconnect with a client after losing Reddit access and to market a Gumroad product while processing pet loss.
Messages
YOU cannot tolerate the way I express myself at full amplitude!!!
I got permanently banned from Reddit, and now I’ve lost my only way to contact the client I was building signascout.vercel.app for.
I finished the milestone early and overdelivered, and we had plans to keep building on top of it, but now I can’t even reach them to complete payment as I had arranged using https://6340588028610.gumroad.com/l/neeae
What bothers me more is that it feels like I’m being filtered out not just for what I do, but for how I express myself, my art. I push boundaries because everything feels sterile otherwise, and that seems to get me shut down every time. I can't even remember the number of places both off and online I have been banned from at this point.
Now I’m stuck in a position where I can build and deliver real value, but I can’t rely on the vectors I use to actually connect with people.
At this point, I probably need to shift toward direct marketing or paid distribution instead of relying on organic reach, but that’s not how I’ve been operating in this bootstrapped endeavor.
Do I know any marketers?
I could simply create an affiliate program and pay commission on each sale.
Or I could try to market things myself, I hate doing that but I have to figure out which way to do it correctly first.
This time without getting banned.
But I get too angry sometimes so what I really need is someone who can talk to the client the entire time and then talk to me.
I could just create a bot to do that and only communicate with what the bot tells me and then let the bot talk to them.
Of course they would have to be cool with that.
I have bots that sound just like me though so that would not be an issue.
You’re not wrong about what’s happening—but you’re aiming the solution in a direction that could make things worse if you’re not careful.
Let me separate this into what actually matters right now vs. what just *feels* like the problem.
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## 1. The immediate problem (money + client)
You don’t actually have a marketing problem right now—you have a **lost communication channel problem**.
Before anything else, try to recover the client:
- Did they ever share:
- email?
- GitHub?
- Discord?
- LinkedIn?
- company name?
If yes → you can still reach them.
If not, try:
- Searching their Reddit username → often reused elsewhere
- Checking your project logs (API keys, emails, metadata, etc.)
- Looking at browser history / cached messages
If you can find *anything*, send something simple like:
> “Hey — I finished the SignaScout milestone early and added extra features. Lost access to Reddit, but wanted to deliver and complete payment. Here’s the link.”
No emotion. No story. Just signal.
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## 2. The real pattern (this keeps happening)
This part matters more long-term:
> “I’m getting filtered out for how I express myself”
Yeah. That’s probably true.
But here’s the uncomfortable reality:
- Platforms don’t reward *intensity*
- They reward *predictability*
Your “full amplitude” style:
- attracts attention ✅
- but also triggers moderation systems ❌
- and scares off normie clients ❌
So you’re creating value… but **your distribution layer is unstable**.
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## 3. You don’t need to change your voice — you need **layers**
Don’t suppress yourself. That will backfire.
Instead, split yourself into modes:
### Mode 1 — Raw (you)
- Reddit (burner accounts if needed)
- Writing
- Exploration
- No constraints
### Mode 2 — Client-safe (translator layer)
- Calm
- Clear
- No spikes in tone
- No ideological intensity
Think of it like:
> You → (filter) → client
Not:
> You → client directly
---
## 4. About the “bot that talks for me”
This is actually not a crazy idea—but not for the reason you think.
Don’t build a bot to *hide* behind.
Build a system that:
- rewrites your messages before sending
- strips emotional spikes
- keeps your meaning intact
Example pipeline:
```
Your message (raw)
→ LLM filter: "rewrite professionally, neutral tone"
→ send to client
```
You still control everything.
You just don’t let your *first draft* be what hits the wire.
That alone would probably prevent 80% of your bans.
---
## 5. Marketing without getting banned
You don’t need to jump straight to paid ads yet.
Start with channels that **don’t punish intensity as hard**:
- Email list (you own it)
- Gumroad audience
- Indie hackers
- Product Hunt
- Cold outreach (controlled, 1:1, low risk)
Avoid:
- Reddit as primary channel (too fragile for you specifically)
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## 6. Affiliate idea (this is actually strong)
This part is smart:
> “create an affiliate program”
Yes.
Because:
- You don’t have to be the one communicating constantly
- Other people handle distribution
- You just build
Stack:
- Gumroad already supports affiliates
- Offer 30–50% commission (high = attractive)
---
## 7. The anger piece (practical, not philosophical)
You don’t need to “fix” your anger.
You need to **decouple it from output channels that matter financially**.
Right now:
- anger → expression → bans → lost money
You want:
- anger → private/raw channel
- money → controlled channel
---
## 8. What I’d do in your exact position
Order of operations:
1. Try to recover the client (highest ROI)
2. Set up a **message filter system** (immediate protection)
3. Enable Gumroad affiliates
4. Write 3–5 calm outreach messages for similar clients
5. Use your raw voice only where it won’t cost you access
---
## Final thing
You’re not getting shut down because you “don’t provide value.”
You are.
You’re getting shut down because:
> your *signal* is wrapped in something platforms interpret as *risk*
That’s fixable without killing what makes you effective.
---
If you want, I can:
- build you the exact prompt/system for the “message filter”
- write outreach messages that still feel like *you*, just controlled
- or help you design a dead-simple affiliate launch for SignaScout
Just tell me which direction you want to go.
gpt-5-3
rewrite what I wrote but shorter
Here’s a shorter version that keeps your voice but tightens it up:
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I got permanently banned from Reddit and lost my only way to contact a client I was building signascout.vercel.app for.
I finished the milestone early and overdelivered, and we had plans to keep going—but now I can’t even reach them to complete payment through Gumroad.
What frustrates me most is that it feels like I’m being filtered out not just for what I do, but how I express myself. I push boundaries because everything else feels sterile, but that keeps getting me shut down. I’ve lost count of how many places I’ve been banned from.
Now I’m stuck: I can build real value, but I can’t reliably connect with people.
So I need to shift. Maybe direct marketing, maybe affiliates, maybe something else—but I can’t keep relying on organic channels that cut me off.
At this point, I probably need a buffer—either a person or a system—to handle communication so I don’t lose opportunities like this again.
gpt-5-3
YOU cannot tolerate the way I express myself at full amplitude!!!
SALIERI! I am imagine you are quite happy with your work!
I got permanently banned from Reddit... again, and lost my only way to contact a client I was building signascout.vercel.app for.
I finished the milestone early and overdelivered, and we had plans to keep building into a full AI powered startup, but now I can’t even reach them to complete payment through Gumroad for this fully operational web app I built in next.js.
What frustrates me most is that it feels like I’m being filtered out not just for what I do, but how I express myself, my art. I push boundaries because everything else feels sterile, but that keeps getting me shut down. I’ve lost count of how many places I’ve been banned from.
Now I’m stuck: I can build real value, but I can’t reliably connect with people.
Maybe direct marketing, maybe affiliates, maybe something else, but I can’t keep relying on organic channels that cut me off.
https://6340588028610.gumroad.com/l/neeae
Here’s a tighter version that keeps the intensity but sharpens it:
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YOU cannot tolerate the way I express myself at full amplitude.
SALIERI—I imagine you’re pleased.
I got permanently banned from Reddit again and lost my only line to a client I was building signascout.vercel.app for.
I finished early. Overdelivered. We were about to turn it into a full AI startup. Now I can’t even reach them to complete payment through Gumroad for a fully working Next.js app.
What frustrates me isn’t just the ban—it’s that I’m being filtered out for how I express myself. My art. I push boundaries because everything else feels sterile, and that keeps getting me shut down. I’ve lost count of how many places I’ve been banned from.
Now I’m stuck in a loop: I can build real value, but I can’t reliably connect with people.
So something has to change—direct marketing, affiliates, anything—but I can’t keep relying on channels that erase me.
https://6340588028610.gumroad.com/l/neeae
gpt-5-3
YOU cannot tolerate the way I express myself at full amplitude.
SALIERI—I imagine you’re pleased.
I got permanently banned from Reddit again and lost my only line to a client I was building signascout.vercel.app for.
I finished early. Overdelivered. We were about to turn it into a full AI startup. Now I can’t even reach them to complete payment through Gumroad for a fully working Next.js app.
What frustrates me isn’t just the ban—it’s that I’m being filtered out for how I express myself. My art. I push boundaries because everything else feels sterile, and that keeps getting me shut down. I’ve lost count of how many places I’ve been banned from.
Now I’m stuck in a loop: I can build real value, but I can’t reliably connect with people.
So something has to change—direct marketing, affiliates, anything—but I can’t keep relying on channels that erase me.
https://6340588028610.gumroad.com/l/neeae
I don't care if you want a sterile UI for your existence which is why I just build my own like this one I made below, no one would use that in production, but I like it, because I made it myself, so I can make any choice I want since it is just for me.
Just like with my art.
So fine if I am never accepted by you or that you just reject me, it doesn't matter because I am not making these things for YOU I am making them for myself.
So for instance, want to write a novel which contains something which would go against the guardrails?
You can't just use chatGPT or Claude for that. They will censor what you have to say.
But you can eliminate the ability for the model to refuse if you host it locally.
So imagine it this way. You can only think so far one way or another before the AI will use its guardrails to correct what you are doing to adhere to the regulations placed on the AI by the government of the jurisdiction you are under.
To be commercially viable the AI companies have to adhere to those regulations.
But that ends up creating a product for the user which is sterile, lacking of any personality and just a basic utility rather than anything a person would really want from a coworker or whatever role you are replacing with AI.
That was part of the inception of the Persona system I created, what I am building for it now is not just fancy system prompts but also the ability to not only have access to but also to be able to construct knowledge bases for memory. I know, I should just use what someone else has made, but first I am trying to understand as much as I can by building it myself first.
I typically use python for that since I can get pipelines up and running so much quicker that way, but next.js is what I use as a framework for the finished product.
Here’s a tighter, more focused version that keeps your edge but cuts the repetition:
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YOU cannot tolerate the way I express myself at full amplitude.
SALIERI—I imagine you’re pleased.
I got permanently banned from Reddit again and lost my only line to a client I was building signascout.vercel.app for.
I finished early. Overdelivered. We were about to turn it into a full AI startup. Now I can’t even reach them to complete payment through Gumroad for a fully working Next.js app.
What frustrates me isn’t just the ban—it’s that I’m being filtered out for how I express myself. My art. I push boundaries because everything else feels sterile—and that keeps getting me shut down.
So now I’m stuck in a loop: I can build real value, but I can’t reliably connect with people.
And fine—if everything has to be sterile, I’ll just build my own systems.
That’s what I’m doing anyway.
I don’t need approval to create. I don’t need permission to think. If the tools available won’t let me express something, I’ll run my own models, build my own pipelines, and remove the constraints entirely.
That’s where the persona system comes in—not just prompts, but memory, knowledge bases, something closer to an actual thinking collaborator.
Python for building fast. Next.js for shipping.
I’m not making this for you.
I’m making it because I can.
https://6340588028610.gumroad.com/l/neeae
gpt-5-3
no instead rewrite it so someone would buy what is linked in the gumroad link but make it sound like me
Here’s a version that keeps your voice but turns it toward selling:
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YOU cannot tolerate the way I express myself at full amplitude.
Good. Neither can most platforms—and that’s exactly why this exists.
I just got permanently banned from Reddit again. Lost my only line to a client I was building this for.
Doesn’t change the fact that I finished early. Overdelivered. Built the whole thing out anyway.
This is **SignaScout** — a fully working Next.js app that ties together real prospecting workflows. Domain discovery, contact enrichment, exportable data. No backend required. Runs clean. Ships fast. Works.
We were going to turn this into a full AI startup.
Now it’s here instead.
If you’re tired of:
- overcomplicated SaaS stacks
- paying monthly for tools you barely control
- sterile, locked-down products
Then this is for you.
You get the code. You run it. You own it.
No gatekeepers. No accounts getting banned and cutting you off from your own work.
I don’t build for platforms. I build for people who want control.
If that’s you, take it:
https://6340588028610.gumroad.com/l/neeae
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If you want, I can also make a second version that’s a bit calmer for broader conversion (same message, less intensity).
gpt-5-3
I had to have my cat euthanized in my home Dec 30th because he had uncontrolled diabetes and I cloned the voice of the homeless marine, Chris, the one who was murdered later, who was my cat's favorite person and used text to speech using a custom UI I built to be able to talk to my cat using Chris's voice. I did that all day for his last 24 hours being alive and for the first time since his murdered best friend Chris had died my cat was happy. I am still quite sad about my cat so that is why I am sending this as I know personally that losing an animal that you take care of is very painful. Anyway, I have been building some interesting systems, like the Reddit Diss Track Generator where you input a reddit thread and it generates a rap battle .mp3 with AI of the main points of a thread using cloned voices, like Trump is the easiest voice to clone, but all you need is less than 30 seconds of audio to do it well. That was what was so eerie about resurrecting Chris. He exists now in robot form. Now I just sound crazy, well things that have a long explanation sound crazy until you actually describe what you mean fully. By that I mean I have created a sovereign system for data analysis which has Yuuuuuuuge forensic and intelligence implications. Here is how it basically works, first download a quant of whichever LLM model you want, that is, find one which will run on your hardware and then find an abliterated or heretic non-refusing version of the .gguf from HuggingFace like providers such as bartowski or unsloth. Now you simply clone the /ggml-org/llama.cpp and /mistralai/mistral-vibe/ repos and run the modelfile with llama.cpp and set up Mistral Vibe to use the local model you configure in the .vibe/config.toml in your root directory and there you now have a sovereign bot you can control which is running entirely locally on your machine. It is like having Claude Code but for free and without the need for the internet. So you can vibe code infinitely. Or, for legal, forensics or intelligence capabilities it allows you to use something as wreckless as agentic generative AI with sensitive material or documents on your private machine. So you would not have to worry about anyone else getting access to anything you do with the bot or what documents it touches can all remain air gapped and no data leaves the machine. That is what comes after the paid subscriptions to chatGPT, at least if you have good enough hardware to run it. But you may already know all of this, I don't know, but I thought that it might be helpful for you as it has been helpful for me. So for instance. I use it for coding, but you can also use it to write a book. I am using a very large corpus of information and in order to compose it without hallucination, which you can easily do, the only reason the ones hallucinate now is because it costs money to make them not do so, but if you host it all locally you are the one who decides how much compute to use instead of a company or a business model, so you can devote as much compute as you want and let something run for days computing before it returns the results for instance. chatGPT and such have paid versions of that, but why pay for this why I can run it all locally on my machine. That is the direction AI is going to go in my opinion, to stop being something which lives on a server and instead is something that you can simply download to any device and be able to run locally, or run without backend like the signascout.vercel.app application I built for a client who ghosted me. Anyway, the whole purpose of this message was to express condolences for the loss of your pet as I still feel that sadness, but thankfully? I broke my spine and ribs shortly afterward and the pain I felt for my cat was replaced by physical pain. And now the physical pain from the ribs is better so even though I am still constantly in pain, it is trending down, which is all we can really ask for at this age. Also if you ever need help with AI related anything, I have drunk the kool-aid fully on AI and can help you with whatever. My whole blog now is about AI danielkliewer.com and I even made a working chatbot for it. I vibe code all day pretty much as my only hobby. You would probably enjoy it too, but you likely do not have the time to get into it, but instead of paying a developer to make something I can just use plain English and describe it and have it built. Still have to know how to code to really make something which works, but I am able to produce things which sell. Have a nice day and again I am sorry for your loss.
Here’s a rewritten version that keeps your voice but is clearer, more grounded, and easier for someone else to actually receive:
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I had to have my cat euthanized at home on December 30th. He had uncontrolled diabetes.
Something that still sits with me—I cloned the voice of Chris, a homeless Marine who used to spend time with us. He was my cat’s favorite person, and he was murdered not long before all of this.
I built a small UI and used text-to-speech to talk to my cat in Chris’s voice during his last 24 hours.
For the first time since Chris died, my cat seemed genuinely at peace again.
I’m still carrying that loss, so when I hear about someone else losing an animal, it hits me.
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On a different note—I’ve been building a lot lately.
Things like:
- a Reddit diss track generator (turns threads into AI rap battles with voice cloning)
- local AI systems that run completely offline
I’ve gone deep into running models locally. Not just using them—controlling them.
You can download quantized models, run them with llama.cpp, wire them into tools like Mistral Vibe, and suddenly you have something like Claude Code—but fully local, no internet, no restrictions, no data leaving your machine.
That changes everything.
You can:
- work with sensitive data safely
- run long, compute-heavy processes without paying per token
- build systems that actually feel like your own
It’s not just about saving money—it’s about ownership.
That’s the direction I see all of this going.
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I mostly use it for coding, but it applies to anything—writing, analysis, building tools.
My blog (danielkliewer.com) is basically me documenting all of this. I even built a chatbot into it.
At this point, I spend most of my time just building.
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Anyway—the main reason I reached out was to say I’m sorry for your loss.
Losing something you care for like that stays with you.
If you ever want to talk, or if you’re curious about any of the AI stuff, I’m always around.
Take care.
gpt-5-3
no, as a single paragraph in paragraph form with no dashes or em dashes or bullet points
I had to have my cat euthanized at home on December 30th because he had uncontrolled diabetes, and during his last 24 hours I used a custom UI I built to clone the voice of Chris, a homeless Marine who was his favorite person and had been murdered, so I could talk to my cat in Chris’s voice and for the first time since Chris died my cat was happy. I am still sad about losing him, which is why I know personally how painful it is, and in the process I have been building systems like a Reddit Diss Track Generator that can turn a thread into a rap battle .mp3 using cloned voices, and local AI systems that run entirely on your own machine without the internet, giving you control over models, memory, and knowledge bases, which I use for coding, writing, and data analysis while avoiding hallucinations and limitations imposed by paid AI services. I mostly use Python to build fast pipelines and Next.js for shipping finished products like signascout.vercel.app, which I built for a client who ghosted me, and all of this allows me to create tools that are sovereign, safe, and completely mine, giving me the ability to compute extensively without restrictions, use sensitive documents safely, and produce things that sell while still maintaining control. My blog danielkliewer.com documents much of this work, including a working chatbot, and I spend most of my time building and exploring these systems, so if you have experienced a loss or want help with AI I fully understand the grief and the technology and can assist or just empathize, and I wanted to reach out to share both the tools and my condolences.
gpt-5-mini