Your post acknowledges what you did wrong, but gives good explanations for why you did them which I find quite believable.
Many of us are worried about the health of the platform. I'm sorry for my part in upvoting the posts about you, despite the fact that I think it's right to highlight duplicity. I hope that it hasn't caused you too much harm or exposed your real identity.
Let's move on from this and hope that both new users and those who wish to police the system (as I still believe we need to) can learn about how we approach these issues in the future. I hope you do come back to SteemIt, even if it's under another pseudonym.
@demotruck, this apology brings tears to my eyes. Thank you for the welcome and safety you are extending.