Hey.
How are you?
How's it going?
What's up?
My name's Wade Williams. I'm a man, living in Orlando, Florida. I have had tons of jobs in my life -- daycare assistant, music promoter, security, waiter, dishwasher, bartender, delivery driver, cook, handyman, human advertisement, barista, salesman, retail assistant, the office file bitch, cost estimator -- you name it, chances are I've been paid to do it. Along the way, I've been creating content on a ton of topics since my high school years, most recently in sports and politics. I've always enjoyed it, though I've never felt I was particularly good at it. I read other work like, "Wow, that was a really well done piece!" and I read mine like, "Wow. What a bum." But, people click, comment, e-mail, tweet, message, whatever, so I keep on going.
My favorite topics are generally combat sports and morality. Morality is an incredibly interesting topic to discuss -- if for nothing else than to learn how different upbringings and perspectives skew our individualistic views on morality.
As for combat sports -- I just love the psychology of it. Two humans, no props -- who has better optimized their vessel?
The concept of human optimization is a fascinating one. Physically, mentally, emotionally reaching your full potential in this life form -- what a noble human pursuit. I think that innate desire is in us all.
The last 10 years have led me here, to Steemit. I wasn't sure at first, but after seeing @sterlinluxan and @larkenrose start publishing here, I had to check it out. I've never been a full-time contributor everywhere, but the lack of full-time compensation never bothered me much. I didn't need the money, really. I'm not well off -- there isn't a mountain of family money I'm waiting to inherit -- but as a minimalist, my overhead was never that high. I've been able to get by just fine with my standard Monday through Friday jobs.
Recently, I learned that I would be heading up a family. My daughter is due in early November, and my significant other brings a two-year-old son to the table. It's been a whirlwind learning how to be a parent -- but damn, I have enjoyed it.
This platform appeals to me for a few reasons, but the two most prominent are easy to single out -- compensation, and freedom. I'm not limited to only combat sports, or only Orlando City soccer, or only voluntaryism. Whenever I choose, I can create content about whatever I choose, for you, the community. And you, the community, decides the value of my compensation. Does my work suck? Well, I won't see a dime. Do you love it? Well, let's get me paid, brother.
So thank you, Steemers. Thank you for welcoming me into this community. Thank you for reading. And, of course, thank you for providing a platform for the next step in my life. I look forward to sharing it with you.
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Wade Williams is a contributor from Orlando, Florida, covering wide-ranging topics from ethics, finance, primitive survival techniques, combat sports, Major League Soccer, the National Basketball Association, morality and anarchy. You can follow him on Twitter at @ThenWadeTweets.