Ever met a random stranger that you unexpectedly connect with at some level like you have known them for years? I have just had that experience, with 16 other people. Okay, the table was long and I didn't get to talk to them all but the people around my seat are lovely. The last training session I have in Mannheim this trip (hopefully I get to come back at some point) will be delivered tomorrow and since there are people flying in from around Europe for the session, they took the opportunity to create a bit of a team get together, with me as a tagalonger.
A really lovely, lively and interesting group of people.
It is 12.25 am Finnish but 11.25 local but as this is my first post for the day, it could be my 2+ year streak of posting every day at least once comes to an end. If it does, so be it because I had fun with a group of strangers tonight and it was worth it. But just in case, this is the blockchain time (the only time that matters) right now:
For the first time ever, I gave someone I didn't know a direct link to my Steem blog. Does that make me an official blogger now after writing something like 30 full-length novels or whatever it amounts to over the last 2.5 years?
I am hoping that at least the people taking part in the conversation tonight will check out blockchain and crypto investing so that they can actually make decisions about their future ownership, if they choose it is worthwhile to take a little risk.
As I have mentioned before here, the question is how much a person invests into something they believe will go up in value they consider valuable in comparison to how much they spend on something that will in all likelihood depreciate in value. A pair of shoes, pants or jacket will likely go out of style before it is worn out of use, a glass of wine might bring more value than the fifth glass of wine to experience.
What people need to consider is that the real investors (the banks) only put their money into things they believe will go up in value and that means that other than the reserve funds they need to hold in order to issue debt contracts - they buy assets with the cash and the assets they buy are of the type they expect will go up or hold value at the very least.
For those that want to take power from banks it is easy, stop demanding debt and start investing into asset classes that increase in value. The banks have an easy job to make money as not only do they print money from debt contracts, they use the gains to buy into the products and services that those loans will be used to purchase. Rinse and repeat. While you own a pair of Nikes and an Apple iPhone, they own stocks in Nike and Apple.
While not everyone is going to be a "blogger" on Steem and while not everyone needs to earn, being on Steem can be used as a learning experience into a whole range of investment opportunities and developments for the future of business and life as we know it. The world is changing, the world is becoming a place where what we may have relied on previously is crumbling and will collapse.
The other day I wrote a piece about business and blockchain running parallel to each other and part of this is the increasing development of the infrastructure that is going to replace what the current paradigm and processes are. While bare bones, it is a scaffolding that is developing around the crumbling models that will at an increasing pace, take value away from the sinking ship and flesh out a new and improved model that empowers more user.
I say more than "all" these days as I have come to assume that while the opportunity might be there, many people will never take it and never risk losing what they have now, even if it means saving themselves in the future. It is much like that sinking boat not being equipped with life boats and rings because they "didn't offer value" under normal conditions.
No matter early or late to the party, there are going to be people who recognize opportunities and take them, and others who won't, even if they recognize it. And of course, many who will walk past it all oblivious due to a lack of understanding and willingness to learn.
If you are reading this, you have access to the internet and potentially, you could be reading anything - or watching Netflix, HBO, scrolling Facebook or double tapping Instagram photos of people who don't care if you live or die. You could also be reading about economics, investing, how to save, addiction breaking or a myriad other things that if learned and applied will improve your skillset and life.
We are all investors.
What we investing however varies greatly because what is one man's trash is another's treasure and, some people think the real gold in the life is to be passively entertained by content that doesn't trouble the brain enough to create a new synapse connection.
Well, tonight I am going to invest in a little sleep because tomorrow I want to be able to deliver well, as I always do, but even more so because I like the people in the group. It was nice to be off Steem for the day and socialize in a more traditional manner. It has been a long time.
If any of the dinner companions are reading this tonight, tomorrow or soon - Thank you for a nice dinner and company.
Taraz
[ a Steem original ]
