Got a fun little notice on my account thanks to @hivebuzz this past weekend...
Crazy.
Every year when I get these notices, I always do some reflection on my time on the blockchain.
Now it's no secret I've been pretty upset with $HIVE overall this past year. There are some major issues that are holding this chain back and it's all in house. But at the end of the day, it's still my 'digital' home and I'm grateful for another 365 days on the blockchain.
And instead of whining about what I think can be better, I thought I'd go over what makes this place a potential life changing experience, and I'm speaking only of personal examples.
First, this chain came into my life at the perfect time. Back in 2017, I had already spent quite a few years in crypto and lost a whole bunch of $BTC in the process. I was bitter towards it all, and felt like giving up on the crypto dream. Combined with my online business literally crumbling at the hands of PayPal...Things were bleak.
Along came the chain and I felt this sense of duty to my customers and community members to bring them to this new way of building businesses online. It started with the old 'tokenize the web' marketing strategy that the old chain was promoting and I was hooked. Imagine having my own token for my business....The ideas started to flow.
Slowly but surely, I was hooked! The more I built on chain, the more excited I was for the future of online businesses, being able to find a home here on the blockchain. It was true #web3 before that was even a thing.
Obviously it wasn't until Hive-Engine launched their second layer that allowed us to create our own tokens to finally see the dream realized, but wow. What a rush that was!
Just before that, I was attending every blockchain event I could attend. I spoke at a Steem/Hive event in Toronto back in 2018 and met some of the most amazing people in this community face to face. Then travelling to Steemfest 3 in Poland later that year, it was clear to me...I would dedicate my life to this blockchain.
Man, what a rush!
Building, building and more building...That's all I did throughout these 7 years. And even though my ultimate dream of making a living off my efforts here has fallen short....It's provided my family and I so much!
I'm sitting in my brand new home, that I recently used a big power down to fund my down payment. And if you would have seen the state of my life 7 years ago, this is nothing short of a miracle that I am still standing. And add to the fact I'm in my brand new home too...That's directly because of this blockchain.
So year...Things could be a lot better here. I wish there would be things that could change on how it's run. But alas, I'm forever grateful for it because of what it's already provided to my family and I. This place is, for better or worse, a fantastic blockchain to build on....
And then you can find communities that align with your passions and get behind them...You just can't do that on any other tech out there.
So I enter year number 8 of being on Hive, I just wanted to take a second to thank absolutely every single person that can joined me on this journey. Every comment, every upvote, ever Thread, every hand shake...You guys truly are the cream of the crop in #web3
Thank you for adding to Jongo's journey :)
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Long time to you’ve been around old man 😉
i'm feeling it man LOL
Happy seventh Hive-aversary , here's to the 8th 🍻!
Appreciated!
Happy Chain birthday!!! Happy to have met you in Kraków! Maybe we see each other anytime soon.
Happy Hive Birthday!
!PIZZA
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Only 7 years you're still a young pup lol Here's to another 7!
Feels like forever lol
7 years, damn, how time flies when you're having fun! I think this year on Hive has been...interesting for most people. Let's hope the next year brings a little more joy and excitement. It seems like there is more going on in Hive now than ever before, let's hope it continues for a long time to come! Even if it is !SLOTH and steady, we're all moving forward!
Congrats on the house BTW!
My game plan is always, slow and steady :)
Sounds almost sloth like! You should share your buzz with us more often at sloth.buzz. (#slothbuzz) With Hive taking a little run all these Hive engine tokens are looking even sweeter! We might not Dash very fast, but we're buzzing all the same!
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Happy Hive Birthday @jongolson
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Thank you sir! Appreciate it!
Just imagine, what will this place look in another 7 year? 🦁🚀
There is a community for everyone and happy Hive birthday. I hope to see you around for the next few years as well.
Muchos exitos
Congrats mate! More years on HIVE!
I will also have the 7th anniversary in Jan, 2025 ;)
Thank you kindly!!
Wow, what an incredible journey you've had.
It's truly inspiring to see how you turned challenges into opportunities and stayed committed to building on the blockchain despite the ups and downs.
Thank you for sharing your story and for being such a valuable part of this ecosystem.
!DIY
!BBH
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Congratulations, Jon. 7 years is definetely OG Level. 💪🏻
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