Many users like me entered Steem's world initially to invest some money and hope to get rich and go to the moon! Oops ... It wasn't like that for most of us. Over time, however, my approach has completely changed and today I am convinced that STEEM is much more than just speculation or a financial package ... Steem can become an extraordinary tool for simplifying our daily lives.
STEEM isn't just about earning coins by writing good articles. For mass adoption, it is necessary to encourage the use of Steemit in addition to the world. Steem is also a very useful tool in everyday life, especially if used in the field of micropayments. So I compared a simple purchase from the greengrocer and I imagined three different scenarios: greengrocer who accepts only FIAT, or only BITCOIN, or only STEEM.
Example:
FIAT
I don't have the cash with me because I have run out of money and the greengrocer is not making credit. He does not accept payments by credit card because it is inconvenient for him and does not have the POS for payment. I am therefore forced to go to the nearest bank, withdraw, return to the greengrocer and pay it. I have lost at least 30 minutes of my time and for those who work and have family, optimizing time is very useful.
Bitcoin
Thanks to the technology I can pay quickly through the App and smartwatch but the transaction is not completed immediately. It is necessary to wait for my payment to be registered on the blockchain by the miners and this can take some time, despite the LN upgrade. The transaction came after 15 minutes and I also paid a commission to the miners to register my transaction. I have lost less time than money in Fiat but I have lost some of my money to cut down on waiting time compared to cash.
STEEM
I send a transaction to the greengrocer's wallet simply by writing his username greengrocer83. Payment is instantaneous, I didn't pay commissions and I gained time (30 minutes compared to FIAT and 15 minutes compared to BITCOIN) and money!
This small example is a small step to understand the real use of our blockchain and its currency, STEEM. To those who think that there will never be a real use of this technology but it is only a financial bubble, the answer is simple: you cannot stop the technology ... Either decide to accept it and adapt to it, taking advantage of it, or decide to oppose , but at the risk of being cut off from the world ... A bit like what happened for the internet. Those who did not want to follow it, found themselves out of this world, in every sense ...
And you accept technology? Or do you prefer to be isolated?
Steemit is an essential part of STEEM... but the potential of the blockchain goes far beyond our social platform ... Steemit is the house in which we users grow... STEEM is the world around us!