1. My journey in Steem/Steemit began almost immediately after its creation in 2016.

2. I can’t recall exactly how, but I stumbled upon a mention of it on some website. Back then, before the crypto boom, I dabbled in Forex. There were also clickers and email newsletters where you could "earn" 0.001.$ I was simply curious about how something could materialize out of nothing,
   even just 1$. So, it’s no surprise I came across a Steem/Steemit ad.

3. Yes, I am a member of the Ukraine on Steem community—it’s great to have a place to communicate in my native language and share my life.

4. At first, it was very tough because the lack of support demotivates newcomers. After a few posts, I switched to a Steem clone and stayed there for several years. Four years ago, I returned, and for the last three years, I’ve been active, especially in the past six months. I’ve been part of the curator team twice and a teacher in the SLC twice.

5. If it weren’t for withdrawing 12 STEEM seven years ago (just 12!!! 😅), I’d say I’ve never done a Power Down and never cashed out STEEM. On the contrary, to increase my influence on the platform, I bought 3/4 of my STEEM POWER on exchanges back in the day. Now I have 31K SP and plan to reach at least 50K as a Club100 member. I’ll probably keep going in the same direction. Will I ever do a Power Down? No idea, hehe.

6. I prefer writing intellectual content as a counterbalance to today’s trends. Back then, there were calls to create "evergreen content," but now diaries dominate. For example, I’d write educational posts rather than daily logs. That’s why I’m not a fan of writing about yesterday’s coffee or shopping, though I’ve almost gotten used to it.

7. Yes, I occasionally receive curator votes, and I’m deeply grateful for them. Without that support, motivation often fades—or rather, their backing boosts it.

8. Sometimes posts get few comments, sometimes many—it depends on the topic, timing, community activity, and size. Recently, simplified registration was introduced, so I hope our numbers will grow. Many complained they couldn’t invite friends due to SMS issues. Since I mentioned active commenters, I’ll invite them here: @golden-rain, @diodao, @cranium.

As for games, I don’t know much. There were some with collectible cards, but they didn’t interest me, so I don’t remember details. Though if there were many, I’d probably know.