Twenty two full months on Steem and I still remember the day that Steem and I walked into each other. How often does this happen in life? I don't mean to stumble upon things or individuals. But to run into something that will eventually widen the way one used to think regarding economy, banks, debt and all those problems that make people suffer all over the world and which decentralized projects like Steem promise to solve when this whole thing goes mainstream.
Really rare...
That's why I became a Steem addict to be honest with you all. Because first and foremost I was educated in this place. I was educated by reading various blogs that extensively explained how does this blockchain work, what are the benefits of decentralization...what exactly is the so called decentralization and why people should focus on spreading the word out. I knew nothing about crypto until that very moment. I won't pretend to be the dude who knew shit and had done their research years ago just to be cool...I knew literally nothing...
I wish I was informed though...but I wasn't. I wish I knew what BTC was back in 2010 /11/12/13/17 but I didn't...
I was invested in so many things till my arrival in Steem...but nothing even close to crypto. Missed opportunity? Of course...I can't help but wonder how would my life be if I was invested in BTC not seven or eight years ago, but 3...I would be writing these lines while drinking cocktails and not worrying about my financial status for the rest of my life from some exotic paradise...probably, instead of doing the exact same thing but after 12 hours of work while living/working in a city where everything is done in such a rush, surrounded by cement...That's the definition of suffocation...
People aren't supposed to work that hard to make a living...
...but it is what it is, and I am doing everything in my power to change that and live the life I've dreamt of ever since I was a kid, -nothing fancy such as luxury apartments and expensive cars- but to be able to travel a lot, to see the world and meet new people and cultures without worrying that much and live paycheck to paycheck. Is that too much to ask? Hmm...I guess since 90%+ of the world population is going through the same shit like myself, I guess it could be...But hey...unless you chase your dream don't expect much to change...
And when I finally realized that...
...the possibilities with Steem are endless, deep inside me I knew from the very first moment that if there is one place, one way, that could reverse things and our current status, it will be trough crypto and more precisely through Steem. And before you jump into conclusions, let me say that I am equally excited about the future of Steem and crypto in general regardless of their current price...
Take a moment and imagine...
There are only a handful of crypto projects that possess the whole package. Extremely fast transactions...fee-less...currently very cheap - yes this is an advantage also- and on top of it all, allowing developers to build any sort of business or apps they can come up with. Make no mistake, Steem has all the ingredients to be the next big thing. You know it, I know it...everyone involved know it...it's just that the 99.9999999% of the world don't know it.
That's why we need a massive campaign to promote Steem. There are some individuals like 
We can't really expect people to keep finding out about Steem...by "accident". It just ain't gonna happen...
In the meantime...
Everyone is patiently waiting for the SMT's to launch. That would be awesome actually, along with all the coming changes aka communities.
Others are experimenting with the free downvotes...At the end of the day we all have something in common. And that is to see Steem thrive, since we are all invested in Steem.
Can you imagine Steem at 10$ ? No? I can. I was a newcomer when it hit 8$ and trust me it was great...I am sure that those who invested in BTC a few years back didn't expect it to climb up to 20K $...but it did...Now dream big and imagine Steem at 50$....we have a long way to go, but it will worth every damn second you spent around here when the price was 0.13 cents...
Am I shilling Steem? Fuck yeah...
Have a great one people...
Cheers!