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“What’s the best thing that happened to you because of steemit?”
I'm not under the illusion that steemit is perfect or that it is immune to different kinds of unfavorable behavior that are prevalent in society. It can get pretty ugly if you look deep enough, or even just taking a glance around. Still, discovering steemit changed my life in a real tangible way.
First I want to talk about the money because I don’t like pretending it doesn’t matter. I had 0 savings when I came here. I had wanted to get into crypto and steemit finally gave me a chance. It’s nice to have over $1000 in savings now that could easily 10x over the next few years or even months, and that will only grow. I have a clear path lined out to achieve my dreams, and I think it’s the first time it actually feels....easy.
Second is the friends I’ve made and the community we are building. No amount of money could get me so excited about putting countless hours into a social media platform, only the people can. You guys are what keeps me so invested here, and keep me striving to make a difference on the platform. I have made lifelong friends here and found a means of building the online community of artists and likeminded thinkers that I had hoped to build.
The best thing that has ever happened to me on steemit though, was the total transformation of my beliefs about what is possible. I always kind of sort of knew that anything is possible and that our thoughts and emotions can influence the world around us, but steemit has made that idea so very tangible. I no longer have to imagine that my actions will make a difference, I can actually SEE it. A comment can change the course of someone’s day. A follow can lead to a deep connection and even an awesome collaboration. An upvote or resteem can lead to a high payout that can 10x and make a huge difference in someone’s financial situation. Ideas spread, but the steemit ecosystem is manageable enough so that you can see the whole process of those ideas spreading. I’ve seen tiny initiatives that have made a real difference on the platform, whispered words that turned into a movement, and see how we are just one or two degrees of separation away from the creators of some of the most influential innovations of the future.
I feel as if steemit has opened up a “special mode” on this game of life, kind of like the “star world” in Super Mario. I had been searching for a way to live off writing independently online but couldn’t find a way. I had wanted to connect with like minded artists around the world but didn’t know how. I was so fed up with traditional social media and work life and running in circles trying to get my financial situation under control, and steemit came along and said “The problem isn’t now that you are dreaming too big, it’s that you aren’t dreaming big enough.” It’s the unfolding of limitless possibilities even despite all the many problems we can find if we look for them that is continuously the best thing happening to me every day on steemit. I want to see what we can build and change together.
So there is my steemit fapping of the day, hope it was enough to get you excited to be here!
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