He must have slept on it.
Surviving survivor David Hogg in Parkland says he is giving up his role in the pillow company he launched to compete with conservative Mike Lindell, CEO of MyPillow – and return to activism.
Hogg, 20, Announced on Twitter on Saturday “Resign and release all shares, any ownership and any control of Good Pillow LLC”, is effective immediately.
“The reasons for my departure are entirely based on me and my personal commitments and I wish (co-founder William LeGate) nothing but the best,” he wrote.
“In the coming months, I will take some time to concentrate my studies on university and promote the movement against gun violence with March For Our Lives and personally.”
Hogg – who was a high school student of Marjory Stoneman Douglas at the time of the 2018 massacre – said in early February that he was working with LeGate, a technology entrepreneur, on a competitive pillow company.
He claims that the ‘progressive competition’ Lindell, which sells a patented foam cushion on information, could put out of action.
The so-called pillow fight was greeted with ambivalence by Lindell himself, who responded to Axios that “there is nothing wrong with competition that does not infringe on someone’s patent.”
About a week later, Hogg announced that he would be taking leave from his position as a board member for March For Our Lives.
In his tweets, the Harvard University student said Saturday that he realizes he can not dedicate ‘100%’ to his pillow business, due to other commitments, including school, family and his activism.
“The reasons for my departure rest entirely with me and my personal obligations, and I wish Will nothing but the best,” he wrote.
He said he would leave it to LeGate to fulfill their vision to ” build an ethical enterprise that produces products that people need while at the same time creating good unions and supporting social affairs. ‘
“In the coming months, I will take some time to concentrate my studies on university and promote the movement from violence to violence with March For Our Lives and personally.”