Same.
In 2016 - i had a friend who brought me here - and also try to convince me to buy BTC at $600. LOLOLOL
I thought he was crazy. I am fairly confident of my ability to understand elusive concepts - but for the life of me, I could not grasp cryptocurrency.
But I was a writer... so he told me to just come - and write.
So I came - and read instead. hehe for a few months.
Then I wrote.
Then I was hooked. hahaha
But unbeknownst to me - everyday, I was getting new, bite-sized lessons in crypto. It has changed my life - truly! and opened up the most amazing opportunities for me!
God has opened ways for me to travel the world and meet people who have become pivotal in my life.
for me - i felt probably like you at first too... as far as hive as a mission - and hive as a business. But for me - personally, I think it has become more of - creating a project that is beyond the constraints of any other platform - while still appreciating all the connections that Hive has and continues to afford.
like even you! haha
I have been very silent and focused on other things.. and yet I come back - see a few comments on an old post that was shared - reply - and boom
That's not really Hive.. haha that's God. but I love that He uses tools like Hive to accomplish these fun things!
I will tell you.. praying for a small group of people in a local church to brainstorm ideas for your project is key!
without the "dreem teem" that God provided, we would never be here still... I will pause my commenting for a few minutes and pray for that with you and for you!
In my case, I first heard about Bitcoin in 2008 but ignored it. I have been following an Austrian economist for decades, and reading his articles, he is convinced that BTC and cryptocurrency are no money. I have been in the stock market since 2015, and I was a crypto basher. Only during the height of the pandemic did my eldest son become instrumental in helping me put together all the missing pieces of the puzzle. I consider that providential.
Thank you for your prayer. I need that.
we all need prayer :)
and its quite a gift that God allows us to be instrumental in the lives of believers! prayer is powerful!
hehehe i love hearing part of your story above! its so fun to see how we all get those puzzle pieces!!!
my friend that brought me also is convinced that BTC is not money. He has become a BTC maximalist over time. but he is fully convinced that God is using and will use it in the future specifically for His people.
I have to say... I tend to agree.
Yeah, I agree, too. My brief reading about the Eurodollar reinforces the idea that perhaps in the wisdom of God, BTC and cryptocurrency are his way to restore honesty to our monetary system.
kinda makes you so thankful for God opening your eyes to crypto - right?
I try to share with my extended family - but...I don't think they can see the value.
My hubby and kids have though!
And if the storm comes - I'm sure the Lord will use whatever we have to help our extended family too.
Yes. Though my family and colleagues still don't see the importance of cryptocurrency, at least the five of us - my wife and my three sons - have their own Hive accounts now. Though my eldest son was instrumental in bringing me to crypto, he was the last person who created a Hive account, only six days ago. 😆
hahahaha that actually makes sense to me!!! LOL
my family has hive accounts too - and i also got some for my niece and nephew.
I was going to help them put their journals on here.. but for now - my focus is elsewhere
it's quite a task to invest the time into really helping people grow here. especially pre-teens hehehe
My second and youngest sons are also studying in the seminary. I asked them to publish their reflection papers here. Not only that they receive grades, but they are also incentivized. 😅