Wow, I could totally relate to this post! I, too, have had to shoulder the burden of having this uncanny ability to see/predict trends and hot ideas that will blow up someday. I, too, have had to suffer the consequences of knowing something will blow up but not having the capital and the real conviction to invest when it's the right time.
I, too, have a bitcoin sob story of how I could have been a millionaire today if I had just stuck to my guns back in 2011 and held on to my $100 in bitcoin. I've always said that I don't regret anything and wouldn't change anything about my past, but in all honesty, my biggest regret in life is not sticking to my word and spending my bitcoins back in the day.
Hence why my ears perked up once again when I found out about Steemit and Steem. The way I felt about Bitcoin when I first discovered it, the feeling, the knowledge that I had about the certainty of it blowing up someday...that's how I feel about Steem and Steemit today.
It's the same exact feeling, that knowing that something will take off and the passion that comes with wanting to share this thing with everyone you know before it actually does blow up. I made a mistake with my bitcoin venture back in the day, but I'm not making that same mistake here with Steem and Steemit. I've even begun to invest my fiat currency into Steem. That's how much I believe in this platform.
It's so good to see that I'm not alone in this, and that someone else in this world is just as certain as I am of the future of Steem! Thank you so much for writing this post :)
It will! Here's that BTC opportunity to play all over again. I'll follow your footsteps and keep loading Steem every month. The more that is built on top of the blockchain, the more value it will have!
Yes, I agree! It's like the Universe decided to give me a second chance to get into a market before it blows up...and you know I'm not going to miss out on that opportunity again this time around! Perhaps it only happened now because I'm finally in a better mindset to become financially stable and I'll know how to properly use my money when I finally start making some. :P