I believe that life is a series of choices that lead us to the point where we are today, whether we like it or not. The what ifs are always interesting questions to answer. By answering those, it may provide a consolation, maybe a justification, or maybe a regret.

A few days ago was my cake day. Like many others who joined back in 2017, I've been in this place for 5 years . Did I wish I was discovering this early? definitely yes. But, where would I be if there was no hive in my life?

Before getting into this blockchain, I was just a sophomore girl leading to what seemed like a good future. I was paving my way to work for any embassies that would take me. I was as hardworking as I could be, beside studying. I had some business online (copywriting, import-export, and translating )and offline (tutoring, singing/photography gigs) that would help me with my expenses. When I made my first thousand online, it was just something unbelievable. I knew the idea of making dollars since highschool but they were all riddled with scams. Then, getting that money in hand felt something else. So without hive, I would still be somewhere online, making money from copywriting, managing online stores (amazon, Ebay, shopify, etc), websites, and blogging on wordpress.

I would have finished a master's degree in some humanities major. I would have worked at some corporation of choices that my biological mother had a connection to. A stable, cushy, corporate cog life. I would have the money and the extra support from my bio mother to start a business. I would still travel a lot discovering places.I would eventually manage a social project and apply to work for embassies. For I managed some social projects in the past and a village library with a lot of options to government grant. I would eventually find myself into cryptocurrency in some form either through my half brother or through 4chan. I would find something like hive eventually but pretty late.

Discounting how I felt at the time, it all seemed great.

Now back to reality.

It has been a fun self-discovery journey. Although parts of me said I was crazy to ditch some part of life that was good. Cryptocurrency in general has given me crazy life experiences. It is all something that I could only experience when I am 30 or 40, not before. I was 19-20 when I started all these and when the crypto boom happened, it was unbelievable. Like suddenly I made crazy money that would take about 2 years of me working my ass off. It's crazy just how investing can do. In the past, everything was not that accessible but now, it is. You can make money and build wealth as young as you could even when you’re not from a higher class family.

Ever since the start of this blockchain, steemit then hive, I learned many valuable things from community building, pitching projects, and communication. I was way more active when I started. I guess overtime I just get more and more reclusive, online and offline. I wanted to change that and start being the happy-cheerful me. Not that I tried but sometimes it gets difficult. There's also a part of me that just likes working behind the scene or being rather invisible but it can be otherwise. Anyway, I am a person full of contradictions.

Enough about me.

Let me know, where would you be in life if there was no hive?

	Mac is a jack of all trades. A typical introvert in love with literature, books, technology and philosophy. She is also so into nootropics, productivity, minimalist lifestyle, cybersecurity, and languages. Other than that, she is passionate about cooking and traveling. In her free time, she enjoys learning various things. If you like her content, don't hesitate to upvote, leave a comment or a feedback. A re-blog is also appreciated.