What an exciting time to be in the cryptocurrency space! Bitcoin reached a new ATH yesterday of $112,000, more people are venturing into the space, and most importantly we’re actually beginning to see some positive media coverage for crypto, finally.
I have a feeling this bull run is just getting started. There’s not time like the present to remind ourselves of this:
Don’t be afraid to sell when your gut tells you to. After seven years of crypto investing I can’t remember a single time I’ve regretted selling small amounts as the bull run builds. My only regrets have been not selling when my gut told me to. Also, remember the end-goal isn’t a luxurious lifestyle, it’s FREEDOM. Personal freedom is much more valuable than any possession could ever hope to be.
My latest book, Poems from the Edge of the Apocalypse is live today on Amazon. Click here to pick up a copy. Also, if you do buy a copy can I ask you to write a review? Reviews are super important to self-published authors as they lend legitimacy to the book(s). Thanks to everyone for their support throughout this process. This book was born on Hive and will be heavily promoting this platform to everyone who reads it.
So we had a pretty major mishap yesterday with the new house. As some of you might remember we were getting a wood pellet stove installed and had some pretty extensive tiling work done where the stove was being installed. Well, yesterday as I was working out in the lower level I heard water gushing, a sound that strikes fear in the heart of any homeowner.
We had a mini waterfall seeping down through our lower level ceiling. At first we thought the water was coming through an exterior wall but low and behold it was coming from the chimney top. After a solid week of heavy rain the chimney crown completely failed and allowed the water to seep (gush) inside the house.
Grok was able to, not only diagnose the problem from the picture above, it told me the proper way to fix it and generated a list of top-rated, reputable, contractors in the area. This was beyond impressive and I can honestly say Grok proved its worth yesterday.
Thankfully we got a tarp installed on the top of the chimney and a contractor is coming out in a few days to permanently fix the problem. Thanks Grok!
A final thought for today. I’ve been seeing quite a bit of bickering and finger-pointing around our beloved platform lately and it’s, frankly, becoming concerning. It’s starting to give me flashbacks to that last year on Steemit where things spun out of control and the narrative was lost. When I peruse my feed, engagement and the overall general moods seem to be down. Maybe it's a false perception on my part but my gut is telling me otherwise. I'm curious—is anyone else noticing this?
Hive has so much potential. I care so deeply about this place because I’ve experienced, personally, how much it can change lives. We can’t lose the narrative again. When users bicker and blame each other endlessly it changes the entire vibe of the platform—turning users away and bolstering critics. Platform dysfunction and infighting actually becomes an example and tool critics can use to discredit decentralization. In the end, this will hurt everyone.
I don’t know the answer but there are a lot of intelligent and dynamic people on Hive who can figure out how to prevent another unraveling. We’re all taking part in this grand experiment together. Speaking of freedom, Hive has the potential to be the perfect pathway to freedom for a lot of people. We need to work together to determine how best to preserve this immense gift we have and not take it for granted.
All for now.
(Photos are original.)
