Hi steemit,
I'm Javier and I have been in steemit for a while, mostly passive. Due to my interest on cryptocurrencies and other philosophical factors I have decided to become a more active and create value for the ecosystem.
My background
As for this date, I work as an Android developer. I have a Telecommunications Engineering degree with a MSc. in Wireless Communications who loves mobile solutions, and what can be more mobile than our phones nowadays? That's how I became an Android developer.
I love the ideas behind cryptocurrencies, specially when you see many countries struggling with censorship and inflation such as Venezuela, the one I grew up in. I see a lot of opportunities for those who live there and I think it's important to educate people in that matter. As I always say, education is the key for everything. Knowledge is power.
Blogging and online income
Through the years I lived in Venezuela, I saw how it was becoming worse in economic terms. Therefore I started digging into opportunities to make some money online. It was back in 2007 when I started a blog at blogspot (Blogger.com later on) and then migrated to my own domain (mrjavo.com) where I documented my journey about making money online, what worked and what didn't work. I had certain success in finding ways to generate some income online, which was incredibly helpful since the country already had implemented some currency controls, although it was not at all as bad as it is today.
At that time of course nobody knew about Bitcoin. Nowadays, I feel extremely empathetic with all these cryptocurrency projects on the sphere, since I know the struggle some people in the world are facing and how their life can improve by introducing and implementing such things. Just to give an example, the average Venezuelan salary to this date is around $2 a month, and given the food shortages the country is facing and due to the hyperinflation it's obvious that it's not any enough to live. Steemit could be one of the ways for people facing such problems to get that extra income that can mean the difference between eating dinner everyday or not. And that just blows my mind.
Photography
I also love photography! I will probably be adding some of my work on the photography category. I love landscape photography, I think nature is amazing and even though people do their best there's no way to capture the essence of the scene in front of your eyes. The light, the smells, the sounds.. It's impossible to capture all in one picture but we do our best :)
Wrapping it up
I am not sure how often I am going to post or about what subject(s), or even if I'm gonna start a DTube/Youtube channel! I feel very eager to give back to the community (I am looking at you Everipedia) and I think it's gonna be something about cryptocurrencies/blockchain/programming, photography or life in general. I am a very analytical person and I could just take a topic and speak about it, of course it's all more fluent if it's something I am interesting on.
Do you have any suggestions? Let me know! Meanwhile you can follow me here on steemit or twitter.
Excited to see your photography and subscribe to your DTube channel on cryptocurrencies in the future! I would also like to hear more about your personal experience at the beginning of the crisis in Venezuela.
Thanks! The situation in Venezuela is something I might be writing about since it can be very much related to cryptocurrencies, so expect that coming :) I saw that you practice aikido?! Following you back! I do kendo :))) cheers!
Indeed I do! What a nice coincidence! A few times, we shared a very echoey basketball court with a few kendokas - the dojos were separated by a huge drape. It was quite entertaining to hear the vociferous kiai's followed by resounding strikes.
😁😁😁 love those sounds!
Welcome to Steemit!
Thank you!
Hii @javierjmc, Welcome to the steemit community! We are delighted that you have joined us and trust that the benefits of membership will meet your expectations.
Have a pleasant journey. Glad to have you here.
Thank you!
With your knowledge and continuous interest on learning, I am sure you will find the success that you are searching for. You're on your way...
Welcome to Steemit!
Thanks!
Wow impressive background. I must say you will go a long way in this platform. Welcome to steemit.
Thanks! I see that you are into photography, see you around these tags :)
Sure.😊
Hola @javierjmc Bienvenido!; yo también estuve un tiempo observando cómo funcionaba esto y aún estoy intentando entender ciertas cosas. Hice mi primera presentación muy sencilla para poder comenzar pero en estos días haré una en inglés más completa. Soy venezolana y sigo en Venezuela, explicaste muy bien la situación, cada dìa se nos hace más difícil, el poder conseguir un ingreso extra es lo que me motivó en primer lugar a llegar aquí, pero en estas dos semanas he ido aprendiendo y dándome cuenta que uno puede aprender mucho aquí y conocer a personas geniales. Quisiera aprender más sobre las cripto y poder tener otros ingresos, es necesario actualmente. Deseo que continúes con mucho éxito. Sigamos orando por nuestro país. Bendiciones.
Hello @javierjmc Welcome!; I also spent some time observing how this worked and I am still trying to understand certain things. I made my first presentation very simple to start but these days I will do one in English more complete. I'm Venezuelan and I'm still in Venezuela, you explained the situation very well, every day it becomes more difficult for us, being able to get an extra income is what motivated me in the first place to get here, but in these two weeks I've been learning and realizing that one can learn a lot here and meet great people. I would like to learn more about crypto and be able to have other income, it is necessary nowadays. I wish you to continue with great success. Let's continue praying for our country. Blessings.
Gracias! Si vale poco a poco se aprenden los conceptos, en verdad steemit es fácil de usar en comparación con otros proyectos. Si te puedo ayudar en algo házme saber. Saludos y éxito!
Si, lo importante es investigar y perseverar. Muchas gracias!
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Howdy howdy
Hola, también soy de Venezuela. Estoy practicando mi inglés y me conforta ver que entendí el 90% de tu post. Soy estudiante de cine así que entiendo completamente tu amor por la fotografía. También me interesa el mundo de las criptomonedas y blockchain. Siento que tus post podrían ser de mi interés así que ya te sigo. Saludos.
Hola! Gracias por tu comentario. Qué bueno que entendiste mi artículo, yo seguiré escribiendo en inglés pero si hay algo que no te queda claro deja un comentario que explico mejor. Saludos!
Welcome, mate! I'm a programming photographer as well. :)
Thanks! What kind of photography do you do? Are you frontend or backend developer? Regards
Traditionally landscape mainly. But I'm hooked on travel photography after a trip to India 2 years ago. Hoping to go back in about 6 months. Programming... a bit of everything. Lately I've been making browser extensions that interact with the steem blockchain.
Looking forward to those pictures of India :D
Thanks for your contribution to the steemit community! Will take a look at your browser extensions!
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welcome bro
welcome to steemit. good luck and have a great prosperity
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Thanks! have a nice day :)
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Oh yea, I have upvoted you and followed you. Many blessings!