I am now able to say: Hello fellow Steemians! Feels good and the water is fine but I do feel like a very small fish in a GREAT BIG pond.
When I first signed up it took 3 days to get my authorization which turned out to be a blessing indeed. This gave me time to stroll leisurely through the many profiles, their posts, comments, replies, countless topics and the absolutely priceless videos that can help anyone find their way.
Sometimes the answer was there before I actually knew I had a question :)
I have spent quite some time on FB, met some great people, was provided with research material, stayed updated with the current REAL news from alternative news networks and was able to assist in the coordination of information and resources with many groups, organizations and individuals. Recently however, with censorship by that particular social network, YouTube and Google it has become rather frustrating.
While tossing the idea to search for another venue which could provide an ability to share information a post appeared on my wall.
BINGO! Universal synchronicity is alive and well. As any good researcher will tell you, the first priority is to check out the source. This particular post was from a Steemit member on a subject that resonated with me.
Honestly I had never even thought to venture into something like "cryptocurrency" and didn't really know what it was about. I saw the term BitCoin and quickly recognized it only because I'd seen some headlines and talked with others that were mining the stuff. Virtual money? What a joke! Reminded me of some sort of video game. Not something I'd want to "waste" my time with. WRONG again, silly me.
Like I said, that 3 day wait to be authorized was a BLESSING!
I had time to venture through the news on this "CRYPTOCURRENCY" stuff. First thing that jumped out at me was the fact that so many seemingly smart people were actually promoting it. Second thing was seeing that the market/industry was growing exponentially. Third was the fact that cyrptocurrency was not really unlike the US Dollar that we all know is not backed by anything either. The fourth realization was the one that helped me recognize that we are the change we have been waiting for.......GET AWAY FROM CENTRAL BANKS! The fifth and final straw and the proverbial "icing on the cake" was an article I read covering a speech by the Managing Director of the IMF, Christine Lagarde.
Christine Lagarde stated:
"Virtual currencies are in a different category, because they provide their own unit of account and payment systems. These systems allow for peer-to-peer transactions without central clearinghouses, without central banks. "
I am a big proponent of the "pay for performance" model and I see that quality and potential here at Steemit. The platform is so different from what I am accustomed to but with a little tenacity I think it offers a great opportunity for me and many others in a multitude of ways.
Steemit works quite well for those investing their time in sharing information, interacting with others, identifying resources that contribute to the greater good and simply making the world a better place.
My focus for a very long time now has been to assist in creating a more Fully Informed Public. I believe that many people have been so misinformed and disinformed through the paid-for-scripts and marketing coming from Mainstream Media they simply have not the ability to make informed choices on some of the most critical issues facing them today.
Working together we can truly create a Main Steem Media that can and will work towards a better world.
I am very grateful to be here and intend to contribute to the value of this most unique platform. Look forward to reading your posts, sharing ideas and building a future that we can all be proud of.
I am just an itty bitty little minnow right now, but with your help I could grow to be a whale someday.
Welcome on board!
Thank you @cron I am grateful to be here.
Hello Welcome to Steemit wish you best of luck ! Glad to see more people like you
welcomedubai
Thank you for the welcome and the wishes @welcomedubai I am grateful to be here. I love this Steemit platform and anxious to meet more of the Steemians.
Welcome on Steemit!
I hope that you will participe in our community with pleasure, I was preparing to you some usefull links and tutorials for beginners.
Steemnow - this is website where you can check your Upvote power
Steemnow
SteemFollowers – great website for beginners, you can get upvote for upvote
Steemfollowers
DeadFollowers – here you can check how many dead followers you have
DeadFollowers
Thank you @piach for the welcome and the helpful links. Being very new here at Steemit I have much to learn and am excited for that. Good to know you.
Welcome new steemian..! Take advantage of world great social platform
Thank you @atishdarpel it feels like with Steemit I have found a home. Love the platform, the people and the news. Steem On! @vickiebarker
Hello! @vickiebarker Welcome to the Steemit community! An interesting journey awaits! Lots of nice people here. I just upvoted this post and followed you, please do the same so we can support each other. Trust me, you're going to have loads of fun! Wishing you a marvelous time and many great days ahead! :)
Thank you for the welcome and the wishes. I was just reading one of your posts and must say I am pleased to meet you. I believe you are right, I believe this will be fun and challenging at the same time. I will follow and upvote. And while enjoying the great days ahead always let peace be the journey. :)
You are most welcome! @vickiebarker The pleasure is all mine. Glad to see you enjoyed it, have a wonderful time!
Nice introduction and welcome to this new world. I'm also new and excited to explore this waters. Thanks for commenting on my first post @bigfloater. Looking forward to read more of you...
Thank you @bigfloater I am having a great time here on Steemit. I look forward to reading your posts and am sure I will see you float by from time to time. Steem On! @vickiebarker
Welcome to the community @vickiebarker! I dove in head first a month ago. I'm loving Steemit and rarely post elsewhere now. Cheers, @rebele93.
Thank you @rebele93 I just read your 10 Steps to get Followers and it appears to be very helpful. I want to set up a routine to make the best of my efforts here and that post may be a key for me too. I wanted to resteem it but I think I may not have enough steem power yet to do it. Following you I expect your posts will be on my feed so will be seeing you swim by now and then.
Glad you chose the red pill, @vickiebarker ;)
Well thank you but I don't know what I was thinking. There is no de-tox for the Red Pill :)
Wishing you success @vickiebarker in Amplifying Awareness Worldwide - thank you for being here, on earth ;)
Cheers!
Thank you @ronmamita it is time to roll up my sleeves and get to it. Will be following you around so keep me busy :)
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Welcome to steemit! Glad you are here with us. Facebook is no longer the best place to share good information because of it's censorship.
Thank you @bardamazon I am very grateful to be here too. Facebook no longer works for those of us that can see the truth. Many things are lost there when they remove posts and it is getting worse. I love the feel here at Steemit and can see the potential available to us all. Pleased to meet you. Steem On! @vickiebarker
Welcome to Steemit!
Thank you @staticinstance I am enjoying the platform and the company here. There is a great potential with Steemit and we have alternatives to using central banking and I think that was really caught my eye. Good to know you. Steem On! @vickiebarker
Welcome to Steemit!
Looks like you did a double welcome. :) Pleased to be here.
lol, oops :)
Welcome to Steemit. This was a great post. I agree with what you wrote there, about getting away from Central Banks. Soon It will happen. Thank you for sharing.
Thank you @firepower I am feeling better all the time that I made the choice to get on board here. I would love to move a little faster finding more of the like minded people but I guess spending more time on here will pay off and they will appear. I believe a more fully informed public is our best hope. I know we are close to tipping point. So I will continue to Steem on! @vickiebarker
Welcome aboard,...
Thank you @aborjin I am grateful to be here. Steemit has the potential to be "just what I was looking for" ;)