You know everything sounds harsher when you just read it in text.
Agreed. But text communication does not excuse saying something that is objectively not true. And you don't help Mike by covering for his dishonesty this way.
When I met a lot of these guys in person last week everyone was nice.
I'm sure this is news to no-one. Who doesn't expect that Mike's act would fall apart in real life? I'm also sure the OP can also find real-life character witnesses who would dispute Mike's characterization of him. Heck, I can show you people who down-right love
me , mean old Drake. So what? Don't we all already just assume somebody we don't like on the internet isn't 100% evil? But any random blathering will do to distract from Mike's specific dishonest statements in this thread, right?
Back on track: OP points out how he took some advice, yet Mike said he "disregards" advice and "knows it all". Cowards that they are, Mike and his fan club will say anything to distract from this, but they ain't helping him or the community.