Hey,
I am a 20 year old man from Finland, fresh out of my military service (served for one year as a platoon leader), who just heard about the concept of blockchain. I know, it sounds like I have been living under a rock for the past year atleast (which I guess I did, since I was in the military). But here goes my story.
A few years ago I heard about bitcoin. Some mysterious currency that wasn't controlled by a country and the IMF, something that didn't have gold or natural resources to back it up. I found it interesting and tried mining some, but quickly realized that my dads old dell workstation didn't have the gpu-power needed to make some real cash, after all a bitcoin was just worth about 100 dollars. I figured it wasn't going to rise much further and it wasn't worth the trouble (great choice). I didn't know anything about the technology behind it, that being blockchain, and thought that it was nothing more than currency with a very high risk to go with it.
Fast forward a few years, to december 2017, when a bitcoin is worth over 20k and I curse the day I let that opportunity slide. Being interested in economics I begin to read up on bitcoin and after a friend explained more about blockchain, I realize like most of you guys do, that this is the future of the internet. I am completely sold and start researching a lot about different ways to get in on the action. Since I have considered blogging and similar opportunities for a while, finding this site was pure gold. Having been accepted to join the site this very day I am thrilled to see what this community has to offer, and what I can contribute.
Thank you for reading this and here is to the future of blockchain and steemit, cheers.
Kent