RE: Are You An End-User That Wasn't Into Crypto Prior To Steem?

Since you're asking... :)

1—I heard about STEEM through a friend of mine (in real life) @bbrewer. He joined STEEM back in July of 2016 (and this was about the same time as he told me about), so was among some of the earliest adopters, you might say. He's done some investing in other cryptocurrency and since STEEM had a social media component, and he knew I liked writing in general, he thought I could do well and enjoy it.

2—I joined on December 30, 2017 (nearly a year and a half after I heard about it), but didn't really start doing anything with it until a couple days later on January 1, 2018.

3—I joined because of my friend's recommendation, and because I'd been wanting to earn something for my writing. Up until STEEM, I'd made very little through any form of online or digital writing (Kindle ebooks, Google Adsense, affiliate links, etc.), so the idea of doing it here was very appealing.

4—I have not expanded my 'crypto life beyond STEEM. One is more than enough. :). Crypto as is it too volatile for me, and my wife isn't even all that happy I'm doing this. There would have to be another social media/blogging crypto backed platform with less drama and better user experience for me to try much of anything else. I can't see myself at this time just investing in some other chain.

5—I think my interest in STEEM is about what it was when I started. I really enjoy sharing my thoughts and trying to be creative, but I'm not sure where any of this going and where it will ultimately end up. So, that makes it hard to fully commit, but it's still around and so I'm dedicated all the time I can to it.

As for the rest of crypto, as I stated above, I'm not that interested in it, other than the way STEEM seems to be in lockstep for the most part with the rest of the market. So, in that sense, I'm interested in seeing crypto in general open up because that could also help STEEM.

6—I bought a little over 4,500 in STEEM in 2018, and I've been powering up what I've earned so far, another 1,700. I don't have enough to take out, and would lose quite a bit if I did at these current prices, so I really don't have a good reason to sell. I've seen where STEEM can go, and I see where other cryptos are at and feel there's no good reason why STEEM can't achieve similar highs. So, I'm still holding.