I just discovered STEEM when listening to one of my favourites on youtube who promoted this site as a new place for open views and the free exchange of ideas. That was awhile ago and I finally got around to introducing myself.
I work in a technical area and my career sometimes requires me to travel to different places in the world. Recently I've left the relative quietness of my usual home and have been living and working in the UK and Europe. I find the history amazing here - so different to home - and it makes me think how our current time fits into the long thread of human culture.
But things are different here at the moment - you can smell the unrest. A little while ago I was in Paris and there was a bit of commotion around the corner.
Around that time I had a disturbing realisation - how so many people have a deep reluctance to express opinions that don't enforce accepted political correctness.
Don't we need to turn off the legacy streams of stupidity? From corporate mainstream television to news-printed brainwashing. I guess I'm here to try and find real people who aren't offended by words or confronting ideas. There again maybe I'm here for the ones that do get offended as well.
I think that in today's world - with technology emerging like a tidal wave of disruption and innovation together with the normalisation of terrorism, victimism, 'fake news' and political stigmatism - a place to discover solutions is more important than ever.
If your awake then this could be such a place. Instant, verifiable, exchanges of facts, ideas, opinions, lies, insults and humour - and everything in between. Without the weight of a corporate owned monetary system.
STEEM could be such a de-corporatised ecosystem - fuelled on anything produced by the human mind.
I'm not really sure how this is going to turn out, but I'm looking forward to seeing what happens.
Welcome to SteemIt!
I too came here after listening to a YouTube video personality I subscribe to. There are quite a few YouTube personalities now posting on SteemIt and the list grows each day.
You may want to try the following STEEM Blockchain tools:
SteemWhales - this shows your account value and will graphically display your progress.
https://steemwhales.com/?p=2905&s=total&hl=coldpie
steemd - Allows you to monitor your account's interaction with the STEEM blockchain
https://steemd.com/@coldpie
Have a great week!
Steem on,
Mike
Great tips thanks Mike - still getting my head around how the mechanics work and this will help.
Welcome to Steemit! You are going to love it here :)
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I wish you the best! and hope to see you soon.
Welcome to Steem @coldpie I have sent you a tip
Nice to meet you! Hope you will find your place in Steemit.
Impressive welcome!
I'm a robotic cat.
Robotic cats are always here to impress. 😉
I found your introductory post insightful and intriguing. Following you. Looking forward to reading future posts.
Hey dude,
Your in right place for the truth.
Follow me @tremendospercy
Good luck.
A Truther to the end!! "I like it"
I do like your intro … nice one … future posts are been waited so hope for you the best in this new & challenging environment. I like writing/posting about several topics that call my attention, from travel, life to science and technology. Here are some of my last posts, that if you can, read them and leave some comments - it will be great.
https://steemit.com/life/@indepthstory/nice-island-beautiful-beach-lots-of-aquatic-sports-to-do-still-the-best-part-of-the-trip-was-been-in-family-all-together
https://steemit.com/steemit/@indepthstory/i-was-almost-convinced-but-what-happened-what-on-earth-is-going-on
https://steemit.com/life/@indepthstory/rio-de-janeiro-is-one-of-those-items-that-must-be-placed-in-the-bucket-list-and-one-day-definitively-visit-we-did
Best of good luck in the STEEMIT arena …. have given you my upvote tick for the welcome, and of course hope you will tick on the follow link .!!
Txs. & Rgds.
@indepthstory
Welcome to the platform, I wish everything work out for you. It’s not easy here but not difficult neither but just ask an extra effort, engagement is the key good luck I’m @goodaytraders Start by following people and they will do the same.
Welcome to Steemit! this is the most amazing platform you will ever discover!!! If you ever get hungry, dont go to my page :P Alla x
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Welcome to Steemit! this is the most amazing platform you will ever discover!!! If you ever get hungry, dont go to my page :P Alla x
Welcome aboard! Follow me at https://steemit.com/@bitgeek
Welcome. I can only imagine the history in Europe. If you are there, maybe you can make some posts regarding the financial history of England, France, etc. It would be great for people to see and understand how economies have worked in the past. As well as how they have failed and why.
Welcome to the steemit platform. Looking forward to interesting contents from you for the betterment of the steemit community.
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Same story 4 me. Found Steemit via fav YouTubers. PC/identity politics & the manipulation of media & markets is worrying indeed. Consider yourself followed ;-) @roused
Nice to meet you!
"Don't we need to turn off the legacy streams of stupidity?" - I upvoted for this statement :)