You summed it really well and made some great analogies. Just like on steemit, our lives (my partner and I share this account) are founded on the concepts you outlined here. We're putting it a lot up front, and have it pay off through then we connections we've fostered and nurtured on steemit. It's actually m cub quicker the the trees and shrubs we've established by far! We have already seen the power of exponential growth as well on steemit. It'll be another 8 years before we get any chestnuts still...
Those artichokes looks nice, what zone do yo live in?
I was in zone 10 near Seattle, Washington when I planted those. I'm living in Cancun, Mexico now.
ooo, zone 10 would be nice for so many plants. We're happy with 6b we live in, although not sure if artichokes would do so well...