Two years ago, on July 18, 2017, my Steem account was approved and I got hooked into posting here, following my slow removal from freelance writing for various media related publications.
I was looking for something that allowed me to continue to write about the things I loved, but also looking for a place that wasn't too personal and gave me full creative freedom, whether I just wanted to ramble about specific thoughts or to really write something knowing it wouldn't get accepted elsewhere.
Having been in the crypto space for a few years prior to joining the Steem network, a big reason for me to try Steem out was the fact that anyone could be rewarded for posting, and increase their cryptocurrency portfolio by doing so. A nice mixture of finance and creativity, it seemed.
Two years on, I have the same mentality. I believe Steem is a blockchain full of potential, and the users are slowly beginning to witness that potential, taking the reigns over from a centralised authority that, while it has provided a plethora of useful features to the blockchain, has crippled that potential through impotence and the massive dumping of Steem alongside it. Once again, that's not to acknowledge the great things Steemit has done, but the bear market we've faced and the financial issues Steemit Inc itself has faced has clearly shined a bright light into our eyes, waking us all up a bit and getting things sorted.
For around half a year I've dedicated my time to supporting the creatives that keep Steem alive, full of surprising and varying content, all from different countries; the wide variety of opinions, perspectives, and cultures is something I love about Steem. You can really discover a lot of new things just from searching different tags sometimes. Whether it's through photography posts, travel posts, art posts, or simply posts about cooking. The Internet is a hive for sharing information, and Steem is a hive for rewarding the sharing of that information. I love that I'm capable of supporting that, as well as contributing to it. Contributing to a fairer, more distributed yet connected world.
These last two years, well, a lot has changed. Probably the most rapidly accelerating years of my life thus far. I'm learning new things every day, discovering new things about myself and constantly sharing experiences I never thought I would alongside someone. Going from a lost introvert with a ton of ambition to a go-getting extrovert actively pursuing those ambitions. I've said it before, but I will say it here again: I highly doubt a lot of these changes would have happened if I hadn't stumbled across Steem. Having a place to vent and share creativity and talk with others about various creative outlets has led to me discovering more about my interests to pursue them myself.
Oh, and if you made it all the way down here: it seemed like a fitting time to get a bit more personal with you all on here, so enjoy the picture of me. @irial took it on 35mm film. It's a long exposure and taken at night around Piccadilly Circus in London, so there was A LOT of movement surrounding us.
Keep being creative, and I'll keep supporting it.
Added this instead of creating a new post:
I want to link my Steem account with my account on Snax blockchain using https://snax.one
Please, create Snax account for me!
My authentication hash: eae3e075c0a0866474414fad0e7853c96a73173845edc214da569111d827025b