THE JOURNEY CONTINUES: How did you get here and why are you still here?

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HOW DID YOU GET HERE ?

Sometimes in 2017, way early I was looking for a place on the internet
to understand crypto. 2014 if I recalled, I registered with Coinbase
to interact with bitcoin. Between 9-5 and learning from crypto was not easy. Actually it was more
than 9-5 when you are on salary. I keep researching and digging through the years.
Youtube is another place you get a lot of info about crypto.
I knew of Dash then and tried to understand this new phenomenon.

March 2017 I found Steem. I did register with email and phone number. As you know I got to wait for
a day before I can access my account. Looking through the user interface, I cannot make sense of it.
I can navigate but not knowing how to write a post. So I put it aside for a couple of months.

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This was a historical view of Steem then during that time. Steem was doing okay to my knowledge
being a top 20 coin. So I decided to dig more and find a way to write my first post on July 2nd, 2017.
It was short and concise as you have to add #introducemyself as a tag. Since then I manage to post everyday.
I manage to comprehend at first I need to purchase some steem. As you can see it is not that cheap like now.

I recalled my first post, most people, get a nice boost in pay at the time. This is it. The other post was a mere 20 cents
if I am lucky enough. At first I did join cause I get to understand crypto and through the years I met quite a few folks
on the way. Since I join this blockchain almost by myself I have to learn my way around. I found FAQ
where you may find great etiquette and principles to be a good community members. I learn quick you need to comments as well so others
can read your posts. You have to make friends, something I am not good at but I have to accommodate to survive.

My journey did not stop here cause in March 2020, Hive became instantly my destination. I was convinced to make this step
cause most people I follow was heading out of Steem. Secondly The situation with Sun was not going well. It was an easy
decision. This transition did not really change the core of the community. The code is law has proved to be a deal breaker
cause the core of the community I know, move and pursue the goals of decentralization.

WHY ARE YOU STILL HERE?

This part is what keep me here. I do not have a lot of friends. But I tried to be friends with everyone. So it is hard to rely on others
to survive. Do not get me wrong we need each other to move forward. I am grateful for all of you. My main goal is learning this blockchain everyday. I like to be myself and just be around to share about Finance and sport. I did earn quite a few here and there
but I purchased Hive whenever I have the funds. I rarely sell cause I need to have enough to curate and earn through my stake of Hive power.
So far I do not see any drama, this is a plus cause we have grown to be more respectful of each other. This is a plus for this community.
I tried to post everyday and it is not easy when you want your posts to be better than the last one.
It is hard to please everyone but I know my voice will never be detrimental to this community.

I am still here cause we have great thinkers in the blockchain. There are so much to do here. With the communities arrival and
the tribes, it has become the busiest place it could be. Hive-engine opens my eyes with what smart media tokens can transform
this chain. So far Hive-engine is doing its part.
#leofinance is keeping me busy. Again reading is something I like but now you need to spend time to understand the flow of ideas
being delivered in a daily basis. I did participate with #wleo and now with #CUB. If you want to make a living here I think the possibilities
are not too far from your objective. Plan and put it to work cause they are quite a few streams of income with the community.

Hive-engine may appear to be a sidechain but it is the glue that hold this chain together. Many folks can hardly post. Having many games
running there with tokens for exchange and earning, you have another market right under our nose to make this place like a hot market.
#DEC, #dcity, #LEO and many more are traded like potatoes. This is something that is working for the team of hive-engine and everyone using it.
I know it is working cause I have to go there everyday. Hive has so much potential only time will tell which code is being develop to run on it.
The price is too affordable for anyone to pass or dump it on the market. I can smell a dollar coming, that is why I am here.

It is fascinating to see all these are happening cause of this community. I do not know another cool community like this and I have
no time to look for another one. With CUBDEFI into full mode, I am learning about this craze. Somehow we are connected altogether in a world
where crypto is a major part of my life. As long this train is moving forward I will stay in it. Quite a journey and I think many share
the same attitude. Another main reason I am here, you can be very loud. Get involved with everything like devs, witnesses, blogger, vlogger, etc...
You can be here and stay really quiet and still curating, earning like a champs.
It may look hard on the surface but the best you can be is within your reach.

When you look at what is being done inside the blockchain, you can be sure this blockchain will get better with time to come.
Many witnesses post weekly to reassure us of what have done. Proposals are implemented to keep many parts running.
There is one key prospect I see in Hive, the positive mindset outweighs the negative mixed with pessimism.
Like the song rimes "I am only human after all..." I thank everyone for commenting and with positive criticism, I am still learning on this
community/blockchain.
How can I forget about meeting Hivers, Lions from different background. So much to learn from all of you around the world.
Keep stackin' them Hive.

@pouchon from the Sunshine state.

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Short summary I got here by a referral from a friend, was told I could get rich from merely writing! Turns out it wasn't quite true, and the bullish bubble quickly burst on steem as at them. I am lucky to have a small but supportive follower base here. They have been a big part of why am still around

Glad you are still around.
Yeah I was happy beginning of 2018 hoping
I was going to make some good money.
I had then 6000 steem.
Slowly the price deflated and the rest is history.
Future is bright

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i mean, i don't really know all the things going on here of course, so i'll trust you on that ... but it always seems there's just the same few thousand people on hive, just spinning wheels ... i mean i get that some people have found out how to make money here (i never could) and so stick around, but overall seems like user growth is so slow

To add to what you are saying, making money
on Hive could make you lose sleep unless you
can deliver on all cylinders constantly. Even still
you may never reach that circle of protection where
you know votes will come.
Getting upvotes could go either ways. If you do get the votes
respect the system. 90% of people getting upvotes
constantly follow the golden rule.
When you focus on perfecting your craft
you do not have time to worry why the next person
always earning top no matter what they post.
This is a part of life I accept the minute I started to post.
My expectation relies only on what I deliver.
When I receive upvotes, I say "Thanks" knowing the next person
find a useful sentence.
This community is a pure reflection of the reality.
Hive is no scam, you mostly get what you put in and sometimes
in different colors.
To be really successful, make a lot of friends and find what they like
maybe you can see light on the tunnel.

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true, i'm just lazy overall, and have no real specific skill ... i'm a multi-disciplinary person. ty

Inspiring story, I like your statement

I do not have a lot of friends. But I tried to be friends with everyone.

I should learn a lot from your story to make me better in the future.

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yeah that kind of seems like my social philosophy too, in a way

It helps in the long run. When you rely too much on others
you stay behind and do not progress.
When you have a plain level field
we all progress together and hopefully happily ever after.

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Keep on
You motivate us

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Long road ahead
We all need to play our part.

oh man, yeah i thought the social media thing decentralized was a great idea, just that steem / hive have always sucked pretty bad and attracting and keeping users ... there never was an identity, plus all the insane internal political bullshit.

it's really sad that a real decentralized social media hasn't take off yet ... or i mean what's the best thing out there now ??

i was pretty much done with Hive last year, but came back to peek after the price spike the other week... probably will remove my last few dollars here soon

Thanks for being around, it is each and every one of us that is hive not exactly the site. Imagine the site with no one staking and creating content.

Y babe been here since 2017 and you still have the fire burning, that's an applus for you. Let's keep going..


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This is a great post and I must say it took me back to 2017 too.

I joined steemit because a friends of mine told me that he made 100$ from writing an introductory post. I wrote mine and luck was on my side and I had a post that hit 80 dollars upvote. It was a great feeling. That was how I got here.

Now why am I here??
If there is anything I have achieved is financial education and the power of commitment to a goal. I was someone who could barely afford less than 2 dollars a day and today I could earn that passively.

The community has shown me that there is power in having a structure. I have learnt how to diversify. I have learnt how to make money and I have learnt how to make friends.

I am here to see myself reach my full potential

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Excellent post describing the mechanics and synergy inside Hive!
it's so empowering for me to read posts like this showing me, a newbie, how thinks are being taken care of and reassuring me I am i the perfect place to be at this moment.
Congratulations for writing it!

Really having fun reading all these posts about how people ended up here! Sadly my VP is getting pretty low!

Im with you - positive outweighs negative here. And you can choose to ignore the negative as well, right?

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These are the best reasons to be here: the people, the ideas, the technology and the crypto. I agree on all counts.

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