If you’re holding some cryptocurrencies, you’d probably feel some pain today. My portfolio went down by over 25% in the last 24 hours. Probably the biggest dip since I started Steeming 3 months ago.
It’s no fun watching BTC, ETH, EOS, MUSIC, SBD, STEEM and NEM took a red plunge all at the same time. Chat channels went crazy, social media went on a frenzy, sceptics loaded that ever with their “told-you-so”!
But then I reminded myself that 3 months ago, I started with nothing but good stories in my shallow heart, keyboard at my finger tips, and curiosity in my open mind. I haven’t put in any fiat (analog money).
Sure, I’ve lost time, effort and probably some braincells trying to figure the blockchain.
Yeah, I’ve lost more time, more effort and even more braincells running the Steemitup.club community events with @bitrocker2020.
Quantifiable losses?
Maybe. Hard to put a number on that.
You know something else that’s hard to put a number on?
New friends, new community initiatives, new avenues to exercise my earning capabilities, new platforms to further mould my skills, new impetus to learn trending technologies, new perspectives.
Heck, just a few days ago, we raised over RM5,000 (USD1,250) for FOUR homes for the underprivileged! In less than 4 days, with just ONE post. All thanks to the 188+ upvotes we got, and the support of community leaders like @aaronleang, @zord189, @davidke20, @kazindailygrind, @joannewong, @alittlenewthings and @natalielo.
Even in my days of building the KICKSTART.MY and Fuckupnights KL community, there wasn’t an opportunity to build something that is so intrinsically and extrinsically rewarding. For once, there is a win-win-win-win-win opportunity for all.
Yeah, like I said, hard to put a number on that.
But all is not lost, for hardship moulds adversity, persistence shapes character, grit infuses positivity. Went the red dust settle, and I know it will, we will all walk out stronger, tougher, wiser.
So how much did I really lose? Insignificant.
Tough times don’t last, but tough people do.
Wait, why's Mav posting on Steemit nowadays?
Well, unlike other blogging and social media platform, Steemit is the only platform that allows me to earn cryptocurrency when I engage with it. Yup, one Steem is about USD1, and you, too, can earn Steem Dollars every time you:
- Create content (articles, blog posts, podcasts, videos, photos)
- Upvote (like) other people contents
- Comment on other people's posts
- Have discussions, share opinions etc!
Yup, basically it's the very same thing you're doing on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram etc all along!
The only difference? For once you can earn a nice income on the side!
Sign up for a free Steemit account, and you can thank me by coming back and upvoting this article. And guess what, you will earn Steem too for doing that! #awesome
