I was sick of Facebook and all the closed-source social media because of what they entail in terms of privacy and limitations in terms of customization.
I started looking for alternatives. Steemit came up. But I wanted something with privacy controls and solid encryption. So I passed.
Months later, I came across steemit again and I thought maybe I should give it a try but not post anything on it. My plan was to just upvote here and there because I was still worried about the privacy aspect of leaving a trail that is permanent on a blockchain with all my likes and dislikes.
After a month or so of following posts on steem and discovering the eco-system, I thought it was pretty cool and works well as some sort of a public platform and not a private profile for family and friends.
Fast forward to now, I am building up my stake on the platform and running a witness server @gulfwaves.net . It has been up for a few days now and soon enough I will announce our mission.