It was the same time of the year my aunt @meymeyshop called me and said "Why don't you try this web3 blogging site and see if you can get something from it?" I replied Web what? That was the first time I heard of the word web3.
I have known my aunt as someone who likes networking so much, infact I used to call her "Ego'm di na phone" which means my money is in the phone, she will always try new things even till this minute my aunt doesn't stop trying new things even when thousands of them have never paid her, she believes that one day one will click.
So when she mentioned web3 to me, I also thought it was the same as other things she had been trying that never paid her, and that period was the worst period of my life.
My younger brother was involved in a serious accident. He was in the intensive care unit, and at the same time, I was facing a serious issue in my marriage. In fact, my marriage was on the verge of breaking. My father was sick, and the income was very low. I am the first daughter and also the breadwinner of the family.
Looking back on that period, I will not say anything other than thank you, Jehovah, because I didn't see myself surviving that period.
All my loved ones were looking for ways to help me out in that critical situation I was in, and my aunt didn't have the financial aid, but she came up with practical advice that could help, and that is how I started my web3 journey and am here today.
Tho I started with steemit and I saw the difference between Web3 and Web2 even though steemit at some point became a little bit centralized but it was still far different from Web2, After 2 years on steemit I joined Hive and I can say that I have learned a whole lot from Hive.
My Aunt didn't continue but am still here because I love the space am in.
I was thinking crypto is a scam.
Yes, before my web3 journey, when I heard crypto, I would just tell the person Please just go and sit down. How can you be telling me about money that I can not go to the bank and withdraw, For me, it wasn't real at all.
The first withdrawal I got from web3 platform changed my thinking and immediately I started looking for ways I can build myself both in the web3 space and crypto world.
The fact still remains that I will not and can not regret joining web3 space, it has really helped me in different ways and I am out to learn more for my future.
As an onboarder I always tell the new ones that web3 is not a get-rich-quick scheme, yes there are some financial benefits but that shouldn't be the focus especially for newbies because if that becomes the focus they will quickly lose interest and that would affect what they would have to gain in the future if they should have continued.
Yes web3 is a home for explorers, web3 is vast and needs time, commitment and determination to get the benefit.
Thank you all.
Photos are mine