If you were born in the late 70’s/early 80’s chances are you played some serious vintage games. From pong to frogger it was a glorious time to be a kid. Or even a young adult with a summer side job @ McDonald’s. Plenty of folded fiat to get those coveted arcade tokens.
My first experience with games was in 1983. My best friend had the fortune of receiving the Atari 2600 for his birthday. I remember shuffling through the many cartridges late at night searching for Space Invaders. Had to keep the volume down though so as to not wake up his parents.
Before binge watching was a thing for Netflix binge gaming was my hobby of choice. Countless hours were spent leveling up and just having fun. Having a personal home arcade in the eighties was a luxury. Now kids have better computing gaming power in the palm of their hands.
It’s amazing over the span of decades how far technology has advanced. In relation to gaming things are so advanced compared to 1983. Graphics are becoming more realistic and immersive. Not to mention the upcoming VR that is sure to take gaming to a whole new level.
Now with blockchain virtual currencies are becoming more “real” so to speak. At least in terms of tangible value. Just yesterday I purchased my morning coffee from some of my Splinterlands earnings. Talk about a wild experience.
So many people simply can’t wrap their heads around this notion. You made money from a game that can allow you to purchase goods and services. Yes, it is possible and I just did it! If you told me this was possible as a 10 year old my head would have exploded!
But it’s just the beginning. You see no one is really paying attention to the play to earn sector of crypto. Many are too busy chasing a crypto trade or buying NFT’s that do nothing. Yet, what they are missing is something that could literally change the very fabric of society and finance.
It’s something that everyone does yet few get compensated for. Games are everywhere. And everyone on the face of the earth plays to some extent. Yet, due compensation is ignored unless your EA or some dev. Devs make the money…players must pay up.
Thankfully this is changing. People love money as we all know. But as a community we also like to build and be a part of something. Games enable this to occur on a global level.
Money is something that should be fun. Sadly, the legacy system has made it about a select few. We toil while the connected have the fun. Well I say F that!
Blockchain money should be fun. Gaming enables this process. It is why everything “blockchain” is considered a token or coin. And maybe all of this sounds juvenile but the hell with it…
We need to start creating more fun for people before the masses start destroying each other. The world right now needs more fun and less of the negativity. And the cool thing about this process is that it is already set in motion. Hive has already got some neat gaming stuff.
And the exciting part is that we are showing the rest of the crypto community that it is possible. Being early doesn’t necessarily mean your wrong. It simply means your ahead of the trend. Which is a very good thing as it relates to crypto.
As this blockchain gaming trend begins to take hold we must ask the newbs to change their thought process. It’s a rather easy process but requires the user to simply throw out every preconceived notion. These notions include legacy economics, legacy finance rules, scarcity mindset, and debt based system rules.
If they don’t then they will never be able to comprehend what is about to occur. Although blockchain is an all inclusive financial system its foundations are rooted in humbleness and innocence. Many will try to navigate things rooted in the casino finance mentality. Let’s just say this notion is out the front door.
Because of the amount of abundance created it will be tough for many to process. Having a wallet that once possessed nothing to holding millions in various tokens could be cumbersome. Yet, this is exactly what is going to happen. And gaming will become the outlet to disperse this global abundance.
This is the ultimate path for blockchain. Luckily we are all currently experiencing the future trend that is to come. The rise of Splinterlands is just foreshadowing my fellow lions. We are the gamer generation. 👾READY PLAYER ONE👾