I don’t think they were trying to hide that - they said they’re a “hubber” at the top. Maybe not obvious, but not obfuscated.

Correct, sorry I thought this was pretty obvious but in retrospect maybe not.

I'm not encouraging Mitchell to stay, I'm saying that my version of his post is about _me_ staying to make a brighter future, and adding my context on why I still believe that.

And finally I closed with "I hope we win you back" to be extra clear about it!