Hello Hive!
I would like to thank &
for introducing me to this post on 3 things Newbies should do in their first week on Hive and encouraging me to make a self-introduction, so here goes!
First I hope you all will forgive my desire to stay anonymous as I foray into a digital social presence (and the Smörgåsbord of a thumbnail with photos of my work and relaxation), but I look forward to learning more about the Hive and its denizens. I am a biotechnologist who likes to make stuff with biology in the hopes to build a more sustainable world. Not sure when or if this will play role in my hive presence, but who knows!? I actually came to learn of Hive through Splinterlands.
Image Source: free-dividers-logos-gifs-art on the Splinterlands Discord
The FOMO of not understanding buzz words like "blockchain" and "cryto" got to me, so I started investigating. My search was really kicked into gear by learning about Yield Guild Games (you can check them out here) and scholarships. As a bit of an economics enthusiast, the concept of a video game like Axie Infinity costing about $1,500 (circa the end of 2021) just for the privilege to play seemed mind-boggling. That there were venture capital-like firms providing scholarships to players internationally to play to earn just amazed me. I did not pursue a scholarship, but I decided that I wanted to try a blockchain game. I have always enjoyed playing Magic the Gathering, and with good leadership, NFTs (like magic cards) may be deflationary in nature. Searching for games like this I settled on Splinterlands. It felt like the right combination of:
So off I went. With no experience in all things blockchain or crypto I jumped right in.
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It was a tumultuous journey compressed in a short time. Along the way I:
In the month following, I have fallen in love with the game, gotten comfortable with managing wallets and exchanges, participated in some liquidity pools, and learned how to use the Hive Keychain for transactions in the Splinterlands NFT rental market! For the moment, I do not plan to be too active a socialite, but I look forward to improving my Markdown and sharing some Splinterlands strategies that have worked for me in occasional Share your Battles posts. You can see my first attempt here.