Why am I excited about STEEM and ICONOMI?
The economy thrives on our imagination and we have always been trying to play out our fantasies in a realm beyond calories. Whether it be anarcho-capitalism, socialism, futurism, or whateverisms - social causes are great pillars of influence, and they certainly attract plenty of resources.
Consider this little piece here to be my coming out of the closet. I've written posts about blockchains, ending criminalization, the future of work, silly memes and stuff like that, but I've never once really wrote about one of my greatest interests. It's actually figuring out ways for humanity to go beyond the cycle of politics, poverty, and war.
Believe it or not, I'm quite convinced that Steem / Steemit is a big part of the solution! So I have been spending quite a lot of time exploring the topic through writing. They are certainly not easy topics to write about! In a plan to post the articles out over the course of 2017, I hope they will add to the discussion.
So alright, what does this have to do with ICONOMI? Take a look at their website: https://iconomi.net/
Just like Steemit, I'm also planning to build a profile over in ICONOMI and use it as a place to curate a set of cryptocurrencies that have the potential to improve the current state of politics, poverty, and war. Social causes are one of the greatest influences for capital flow, and there's really no better time in history to be able to rally up worldwide support with such convenience. With that, I think STEEM, or any other relevant blockchains will flourish once they become part of any epic movement. There are some things that are just way beyond money.
Personally, I think ICONOMI and Steemit goes well hand-in-hand together for those looking to carve out something for themselves in cryptospace. What I like about the combo is that it improves skin-in-the-game reputation and integrity. Firstly, we have a blog that reflects one's thoughts and opinions. Secondly, an investment portfolio that backs the integrity of one's blog. And lastly, a collaborative community that keeps each other in check.
Also, STEEM is actually part of ICONOMI's portfolio of digital assets so that's quite a win.
Before ending this, I wish to inform that I'm currently trying to have a discussion with the folks over in The Venus Project, and there's a chance that I'll be the one managing their account here if they do not have enough human resources. Whether or not if you agree with the project's vision, I think the spin-off discussions and solutions will prove to be valuable.
You may start following the account first: @thevenusproject
If you're familiar with The Venus Project, you must be wondering why I'm suggesting a cryptocurrency-based, community-voting social platform for a project that has set its sights in putting an end to the concept of money and politics? Hopefully I will be able to give a satisfying answer in one of my next posts.
Anyway, I'm excited for 2017!
What are your plans?
I'm also pretty excited about both Steem/Steemit and ICONOMI. I'm a little let down (though not surprised) that the ICONOMI funds won't be available to investors from the U.S. for the time being, but I'm hoping the incoming government can work with the digital assets community to further out progress within our upside-down legal framework. I also have a lot of hope for Steemit, but I think the basic mechanics of the site still need a bit of work before it can really take off. I find the current feed/stream setup to be frustrating to browse through. It's not that bad right now, but with a lot more users it would get out of hand very quickly.
Oh easily get out of hand, even at 2-3x.. lol. Did you get into the ico?
Yeah, I did. It's been a bit of a ride so far, but I plan on holding for as long as possible.
This is revolutionary!
Sure hope so :) Just saw your account btw - welcome to Steemit! Hope your stay has been good.
It has ! Just started about 2weeks now and decided to do the traditional intro lol.
It has been a fun experience thus far :)
This is super interesting man, thanks for the heads up! It looks like it doesn't work in the USA yet but I'll be keeping an eye out for it. Cheers to an exciting and innovative 2017!
Yeah I've just read that disclaimer too - wonder what's up with that! Pretty sure they're going to come up with a solution.. USA is not a very small, crypto-illiterate market after all..
"in a realm beyond calories"
I don't get it. typo ? autocorrector ?
Ah just one of my quirks writing. Carats and calories. Wants and needs lol
ok:) thx for the explanation!
Two exciting Cryptos!! 2017 is going to be an exciting year.
like the concept of ICONOMI @kevinwong let's see how that work with steemit
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Upvoted! Let's collaborate on this together @kevinwong. I've been following TVP for some time now & have even pleaded for a decentralized network built worldwide that would scale with continual resource contribution & efficient management in building sustainable equity.
I'll reach out on steemit.chat
No problem here - voting is not really politics, cryptocurrency is not really money. What I mean is that as long as we live in tribes, groups and families there are going to be decisions to make that affect all members of the group. This is management, not politics, and management is just... the way we agree on stuff. Which is what politics completely fails to be. Cryptocurrency is, similarly, what "real" money fails to be.