Hello Everyone, If you're reading this, say hello to the soon-to-be hero member of the community. 🙏
I'll keep the thread as short as possible, wouldn’t want to bore y'all with long talks.
On becoming a member:In late 2016, I picked an interest in bitcoin, then I did a couple of Google searches about bitcoin and this forum was in a lot of the results so I got here and read some threads. I even got to read the one
made by the man himself, Satoshi. The movement sounded interesting so it didn't take long for me to become a member of bitcointalk. I became a member of this wonderful community on November 14, 2016. As a new member, I barely knew anything about key terms like bitcoin, cryptocurrencies, blockchain etc.
With time, I got familiarized with some concepts, terms and nitty-gritty stuffs, too. Becoming a hero member has been one of my goals since I joined the community. It has taken me years to achieve it due to the fact that I got admitted to a university to study computer science so majority of my time was spent on books. That is also the reason why I was inactive for several months. Right now, my school workload is a bit reduced so I'm still on track with my goals.
Bitcointalk Services- My first freelance gigLike everyone else, this community has been an integral part of my life since joining. I've learnt and experienced so much. Thanks to the earning opportunities on the forum, I was able to get myself some web development courses to learn and practice. On June 28th, I got a pm from the
OP of this thread about working on a web project and God so kind, I got my very first freelance gig here on the forum and the feeling was aaaamazing! Since Bitcoin is spearheading the next generation of financial system, it's important to know that we can get skilled up in blockchain/crypto and be able to benefit from everything bitcoin offers to us. A lot of companies pays their employees with bitcoin and other cryptos. It's happening!
Motivation and Highlights: Bitcoin is a movement, one that I'm glad to be a part of. The next couple of years would be phenomenal for everyone currently in the space. Being part of the next financial evolution alongside other strong believers and enthusiasts has been one of my biggest motivation till date.
Some threads I was opportune to write: Gratitude: I want to say thank everyone who has played a vital role in my time here on the forum, whether you pointed out a mistake I made, merited me etc, I want to say a big thank you for bringing me a step closer to my goal.
To everyone else looking to get to higher ranks, just keep persevering. With time, everything will fall in to place.
Next steps: To become more involved with the community and contribute to more open source projects (crypto-related) with my coding skills!