Damn the torpedoes! Full Steemit ahead!

I’ve been a silent observer for long enough. I’m talking of course about the blockchain/crypto space. You see, I’m not exactly a computer savvy individual. At least, not in the sense that my children will be. I’m in that weird generation that started life in the cave man days, the pre-internet land before time, but saw the rise of the beast in my highschool days. I knew, like just about everyone else, that it was going to change the world. And it did. Now it’s so universal that you actually DO sound like a dinosaur when you describe the world before it’s rise.

I had other interests that led me down other paths. Part of me wishes that I had both seen and acted upon what I knew was going to be huge, but another part of me is glad I didn’t. I certainly wouldn’t be where I am today. My time in exile took the form of road trips, half-hearted attempts at university, and an extended foray into the wilderness. I calculated that in a two year span I had spent over a year of that time backpacking thru the red desert of the American Southwest. There’s a lot you can learn during a long quiet walk with a heavy pack on your back.

They say that time heals all wounds and that distance gives you perspective. I’m not sure yet about the healing of all my wounds, but the distance thing. That works. You see, I’m looking at the blockchain space as not only a new mental model thru which to see the world, but I’m looking at the influence over the context of those that don’t use it. Hell, people that haven’t even heard of it. Those people are still out there by the way, and at the time of this writing there are more of them than us...for now.

That intersection is my field and my focus here on Steemit. I’m an amatuer archeologist with a metal detector. Only instead of looking back in time, I’ll be turning my gaze toward the influencing effects on the structure of that intersection. I’ll include some tidbits of wisdom as well as my foibles and follies on this quest in a series I call: PersonalParadigm. The Fire and the Forge series will cover my attempt to regain strength and a pain free existence after breaking my back.

This isn’t a journey I take lightly. We’re in unknown territory here and we need to explore what that means exactly. I know there will be pitfalls along the way, and I fully expect this community to point me back in the right direction. If I’m going in the wrong direction: Tell me. If I speak falsely: Tell me. Help me to improve. I promise, I will do my best. I look forward to engaging with this community on each of your pages as well as mine. Be my force for serendipity and connect me to others of like mind.

 
Thank you to the trailblazers and the pathfinders of this community. It would be impossible to calculate your influence and effect you will have on the world at large. Keep forging ahead.