I used to call myself a world citizen and nowadays I can call myself a crypto citizen. Or I can call myself a citizen of the internet but I’m not entirely using crypto for my everyday life yet nor I’m completely living off crypto yet.
I don't have the perfect definition for crypto citizen. So before, I write further let me try to explain my own imagination of a full crypto citizen. Someone who can dedicate most of their energy to the decentralized economy without needing to rely much on the fiat economy. So it can be someone who lives off crypto or their main hustle is crypto. Of course, it's not entirely possible to live a life without using fiat currencies.
If we see Hive as a virtual country and we're all immigrants. As Hive has no pre mine, so everyone has to earn their power within this decentralized network or buy the power from the money they brought from another crypto or fiat economy.
I'm a UK immigrant who moved to London when I was 18 from Sri Lanka. It took me more than a decade to officially become a British citizen. My patience and hard work paid me off in the end. I used to compare myself with people who were born British citizens and think why I have to wait this long and this hard to gain something that some people get without any effort. One of the main reasons why I desired British citizen is because I can travel to many places without any restrictions.
I received a letter just before I left office from a man. I don’t know why he chose to write it, but I’m glad he did. He wrote that you can go to live in France, but you can’t become a Frenchman. You can go to live in Germany or Italy, but you can’t become a German, an Italian. He went through Turkey, Greece, Japan and other countries. But he said anyone, from any corner of the world, can come to live in the United States and become an American. - Ronald Reagan
Crypto does not discriminate on the basis of race, gender, religion, age, nationality, or disability.
So you can imagine Crypto as USA 2.0 through Ronald Reagan's point of view.
Becoming a full crypto citizen is one of my long-term goals so that I can live almost anywhere in the world and work from anywhere in the world.
Remote work is the future
Thanks to covid and remote work, hybrid work and flexible works are becoming the new normal. People who live and work in big cities will understand commuting to work is a nightmare. The Crypto economy will accelerate remote works and more and more people will become crypto citizens in the coming years.
I'm so glad my company gave us the option. they are treating our office like a "hotel"
4pm at the office and I was hungry and tired and just wanted to go home.
Managers are in a panic and don’t like it because they’re being shown how many cases they are irrelevant. Too many layers of management. And remote work has exposed this irrelevance.
Above quotes from this Reddit post relating to remote work
When you spend some time on Crypto Twitter, you will see many tweets from people who made their fortunes with crypto and the Tweets often explain how they made it.
Today's Crypto Question
How many years will take to become a full crypto citizen?
It depends on the individuals and their circumstances. Long-term thinking will be key.
What comes easy won’t last long, and what lasts long won’t come easy
Like how I obtained my British citizenship by being patient and adding value to UK economy, I'm aiming to become a full crypto citizen by 2025 by adding value to the Hive economy. I want this journey to be challenging. The first 4 years with crypto already given me many opportunities and I wasn't well prepared to make the most. Now I'm placing myself to make sure I'm ready to become full crypto.
My frugal living will definitely be a massive factor in how quickly I become a full crypto citizen. Also, our Hive community will play a major role in my achieving my dream. I'm just focusing on the became the person who can add massive value to Crypto via empowering the creator economy.
Crypto gives Freedom to people like no other. I just can't wait to become a full crypto citizen.
Thank you for reading and I appreciate your upvotes & comments. I feel blessed to be part of our global Hive community.
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So, your goal is to fully live of crypto from platforms like HIVE? The idea is fine, influencers on IG and other do the same thing. But there is a fundamental problem to this. Imagine if too many people make your decision. Who will work in manufacturing, stores, schools, hospitals....? my opinion is, have a steady "real world" job and use crypto as a form of extra income. That is currently, in my opinion, the best alternative. If we get paid for "real world" jobs in crypto in the future, that is fine. If roads break down, blockchains wont help us, builders will,and you cant build or repair from home.
I think answer is simple. Some people will choose to be citizens of both Fiat and Crypto and only few will choose to become full crypto citizen.
Again this question doesn’t have a correct answer nor crypto citizen is not clearly defined.
I can say the same thing imagine if too many people make your decision. So crypto is building better system that can simultaneously run with collapsing fiat system. So need to more smart people to build the brave new world.
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I think you're already a fulltime crypto citizen, because for every hustling we're currently engaged in, we haven't even began to see the value, overtime these values would excess being measured by the dollar metrics.
I'm so happy for you, it's not easy getting things done.
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I always work towards creating value for others and I just have to keep my path and stay focused.
True wealth is created by creating value.
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Most of the investor are still in this thought of "What if all crashed?" While Many of us , we will stay. Slowly, the the ring of believers has expanded with time. The crypto yields/interest market is also in the rise with the adoption. I think its coming within 5 years. I wont think twice to call you a crypto citizen. 😄
I guess these people never understood the fundamentals of crypto
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Living of crypto is also my dream. Been building around that space since the beginning of this year. I hope to be a full fledged citizen in less than 5years
Let's make it happen :)
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As for me I am still a newbie in the crypto world but despite the fact that I love cryptos because of its advantage over fiat, for now i still have some element of likeness for fiat so I believe it will still take me time to become a full crypto citizen as I need to learn the pros and cons of cryptos.so I can say in the next four years I should be a full crypto citizen.
Let's go!
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😊😊😊😊😊 yeah thanks man
In as much as we still dealing crypto behind our government’s back, I don’t think that we can fully be a crypto citizen in this country until the government smiles back at crypto.
Sometimes I wish I could just fly out to a different country where crypto is widely accepted.
Or make enough money with crypto and buy the residency visa of the countries that are widely accepted.
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Sir anything goes. I just want to leave and come back after making my money
A year min, 4 years max- based on my experience on HIVE I see, if one is dedicated, then he can certainly live out of the earnings.
The First 4 years are always the hardest. $10 Hive and 100K HP will make my dream true before 2025!
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2025 ? I think, we are going there in 2022 only.
$10 Hive is possible next year for sure!
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When crypto will be accepted everywhere I will call myself a crypto citizen
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Crypto payment is already get accepted by many businesses either directly or through third-party service providers.
Crypto.com visa card makes this lot easier too.
Can't wait to see this everywhere!
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But citizens are subservient to the state.
Didn’t know you liked slavery.
Code is the law in crypto and crypto citizens have the ultimate freedom to move to any crypto they prefer.
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I prefer to call myself a cryptologist. It’s like my job title hydrologist but with crypto.
It also has nothing to do with code and I like to use words the wrong way. People find it annoying.
LOVE this post.
HUGS!!!
Thank you my dear!
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With having more than 95% of my assets in different crypto "ventures", I can proudly say that I'm a crypto citizen! My goal is to reach 100% and finally get out from the Matrix...
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It's also my dream and I feel I'm almost there but I'm not in any rush!
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Of course! No rush at all... If you work on it, it will come... ;)
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great post & thanks for sharing your story.. its an inspiration. With reagrds to the question of crypto citizen - I'm looking forwards to it in another 3 to 4 years' time frame.. cheers
So before the year 2025, we will be a full crypto citizens!
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I think being a crypto citizen highly depends on how much funds you have available. For an average citizen though, I would probably say 3-5 years is enough time to build enough of a crypto holding to become one.
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For me it will be the time it takes to earn enough solely on HIVE to be a crypto nomad! Great question BTW
Your crypto nomad dream will come true soon :)
keep your path and stay focused.
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I love your definition of a crypto citizen. I think 3 to 5 years is years is enough for someone to become a crypto citizen.
Most of us are aspiring full crypto citizens!
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Yeah, while some just came to sneak in, earn some, cash out and leave.
I'm in for the long run and I desire to get it as soon as possible. But it requires some knowledge, lessons and experiences.
Fully living of crypto. A lot of us could be there in less than 5 years, depends on the environment and determination. But with the right decentralized mindset you are already a blockchain citizen I would say.
I'm happy for you :)
People, you surround yourselves is super important to for someone who aspires to live off crypto!
I'm halfway there because of my mindset.
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It was more of an intro for the comment, not a statement for myself. I am not yet living fully of crypto, unfortunately. 😅
The hive blockchain has really helped a lot and I believe in those words that says what comes easy won’t last long, and what lasts long won’t come easy and definitely it requires hardwork and commitment to achieve that
I think everyone that wants to be, can be. No restrictions.
Crypto is a positive-sum game!
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GM!
Although we do not know the exact definition of a crypto citizen. But it seems to me that you are already a crypto citizen. Because you spent a lot of time here. The biggest thing is that you are deeply involved in a few communities.
I think 10 years are required for me to be in Full crypto
Brother I totally agree with you remote work is the future and blockchain and cryptocurrencies will help us to work remotely
I think you are already a full crypto man bro.
Good to see you my man!
Same her brother😊
To be Crypto citizens requires commitment, great effort and hard work. With this 3-5 years should be enough to become a citizen.
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