Future Inventions, Technology, Revolution, Accessibility and a Millenial's first thoughts about Crypto:
So a few days ago I read the article "The Case for Buying Steem and Steem Power: The Dollar Vigilante Says Steem Is Now a Buy". Now I don't want to talk about the future of Steem or Steemit, but I want to take a more general approach on the topic of mass adoption, technological revolutions, which you may or may not refer back to Steem(it). I believe that what he wrote in the article is extremely important and crucial to understand when it comes to future generations and just life in general. The idea of doing the unusual, going somewhere out of own interest and curiosity instead of popularity is something rare and isn't just about business and investing in things , but about education, about a mentality, about being awake, aware and understanding shifts, where the world is going.
We tend to be so caught up in our daily lives, our routines, our present, that it can easily be forgotten, that every present moment eventually turns into past and the future consists of things, we can only imagine...
I believe that every generation holds a kind of responsibility and directs the future. Every generation grows up under different conditions, in a different age and environment, but what remains the same is that every generation learns from the previous, looks for role models and patterns to follow. I believe that each generation, when transitioning from being the latest into the previous, has a responsibility to educate and speak out on what the educational system fails to do. My thoughts on the educational system, Prince Ea summed up pretty well in this video I included in a previous post.
Major revolutionary changes.
Humans are cynics and instinctively doubt anything that disrupts their current belief system. We are afraid of change, afraid of the unknown, at least the majority. Yes people differ and some are higher risk-takers than others, but when it comes to mass adaption and believing in "the new", this isn't just what I think, but what history has proven over and over again.
Did you know all that? I mean we all know that every invention starts with the inventors-stage, moves into the early adopters stage and might or might now transition into mass adoption. This pattern is nothing new and before doing some research, but I had no idea how long it actually took for electricity to reach the mass, or television, or the internet. That it took 31 years for people to believe in radio, 18 years in color television and 7 years for people to believe that the internet is real and a digital world exists. That tells me two main things... 1. No matter how major the invention, mass adoption takes time, and 2. The time span has decreased drastically and the next "big thing" will take approximately +-5 years before mass use .
3 crazy people who believed that RADIO was possible!
When I first heard about Bitcoin and cryptocurrency, I'll never forget the comparison I was confronted with. Radio - TV - Internet - ? and the next major change is going to be a decentralized banking system, digital coins and "no real money"? Sounds pretty weird, and my brain definitely shut off the moment somebody tried to explain the technology behind this crazy system to me... miners.. mathematical equations... actually whenever I heard maths I cringe, but this sounded waaaay more complicated.
This is pretty much what the word "cryptocurrency" looks like for my non-tech friends
It took me a while to become open to the idea, and actually having the desire to understand the functionality. I still today don't quite understand how miners work, but I do know the basics of the system, trading, investing, predicting etc. and most importantly the bigger picture, including the benefits digital currencies offer. What mainly got me hooked was the aspect of decentralization, as I hate dependency in general and especially the impotence you have against such powerful exploiters. However it wasn't until after my first blogpost on Steemit that I became interested in all of it and searched for answers beyond the surface....
I didn't want to make this blogpost seem intimidating because of its length, so I decided to split it up. I hope you enjoyed this first part, if you did Part 2 is on the way, so stay tuned and hit that FOLLOW button, and you didn't.. comment why :)
Disclaimer: This was my first take on the topic, a millenial p.o.v. I'm no scientist, nor a fortuneteller. These are simply thoughts I have that I wanted to share. I would love to hear your opinion and appreciate your comments.
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Much love,
- Mrs.Steemit