Introducing myself - cryptocurrency entrepreneur - fr33dom fighter - Internet creator - mmc1800
I am Michael McKinsey known as mmc1800 for several decades across the digital wasteland.
If you know me, you already know I am an exceptional husband, father, citizen and activist. I am a fierce advocate for women's equality and proponent for all the oppressed peoples lacking the privilege that has been afforded me of no merit of my own. The people of the world are deserving of the very best I can bring into the stream of life with the talents and gifts the universe has bestowed upon me.
I have devoted my life to bringing an improved experience in this world to as many as I can, as best I can, for as long as I can. I have 2 incredible kids who are titanic forces in the universe on their own, and a wife who is the most amazing human being I have ever had the good fortune to cross paths with, and who is a truly exceptional partner on our ever expanding adventure.
MY FAMILY THIS THANKSGIVING:
From the top left is my incredible mother Brenda, a retired attorney and human rights activist who is traveling the country in her van with her husband Peter, sitting to her right. Peter is a Cambridge educated economist (no, that is not Tommy Chong), and one of the most interesting and truly kind human beings you will ever meet. They are writing a book tentatively titled, "Homeless like me," and video blogging about their experiences crisscrossing the United States after having been displaced from their home by unchecked greedy developers and corrupt politicians.
Next to them is me, AKA the most interesting man in the world. I don't often write long introduction threads, but when I do it is always on steemit. Beside me is the gorgeous and talented Linnea. She is the rock that has held our WISP (Wireless Internet Service Provider) business together for the last 15 years http://www.flashbyte.us and she is the primary educator for our two children which are the result of a lifetime commitment to quality home school education. My wife has shaped the meaning of my world for the last 21 years, and she has given meaning to every day, and enriches every experience of joy and tragedy as we travel this path together. We formed our first dial-up ISP together more than 20 years ago, and we have made our living spreading the Internet all over our friends and neighbors ever since.
Last but certainly not least, sitting in the foreground my two amazing children. Aiden on the left, and Autumn on the right. Aiden is a 15 year old home schooled Shakespearean actor, accomplished piano and harmonica player, writer, builder of technological marvels and player of many games. Aiden's talents are so varied and amazing, I have only hit the high points, if you ever get the pleasure of meeting him, your life will be enriched as the result. Autumn is a 21 year old college student, she is studying photography, and has recently set out on building her own business around her art. She is a kind and talented woman, who quietly displays sophistication and dignity unlike any young woman I have ever known.
I am currently devoted full time to ushering in the age of the Decentralized Autonomous Society through innovation and cooperation, and you can follow my exploits and adventures at https://hubz.fr33.co/channel/mmc1800 and here on steemit - nice to meet you all - I plan to publish all my original content here and attempt to enrich and share this new experience with you.
Welcome onboard. Feel free to reach out, it could take a bit of time to get to know the place and what you could do around here. Enjoy your stay! (there's a chat at https://steemit.chat )
I had joined the chat - seemed like not many people there. I will hang out some and see if more people show up. Thanks for the offer I am trying to get an idea of what is going on here.
Yup if you scroll back and read some of my stuff, u'd kinda get a good idea (i've been involved for the past few months and i try to dissect what steemit is etc.)
Here's one two months ago, been quite a ride :) https://steemit.com/steemit/@kevinwong/past-present-and-future-a-personal-roadmap-56k-steem-power-1000-followers-90-blogposts-and-5-pounds-later
That was a very interesting read. You are going to LOVE the work we are doing here at fr33dom network. I will be putting more stuff out to the public soon, we are working on a very exciting digital currency based project that I can tell from just reading that one post of yours we are going to be on the same page about a lot of things. I have had my head down in our work here but it is really starting to come together so I have been checking out these other projects and starting to make contacts, this is a really neat project and I am interested in what Curie is also. I described a theoretical system almost exactly like this to my children 3 years ago, I am so happy someone has created a version of it and it seems like it is really working. I think DAOs and DAPPs are really going to start to change our experience of life in the coming months and years, such an exciting time.
Yup it's been pretty interesting seeing structures emerge out of something barebones like Steemit. Looking forward to reading your stuff, while Steemit is still lacking certain social features, you can come on https://steemit.chat and connect there.
Cool writing - I am reading one of your stories... for sure following you. Cool people here.
I used to write longer and meatier stuff until I got busy with the community, which is why i write shorter now :) Thanks for the follow -you got a new one too!
WELCOME @mmc1800!
Upvoted and followed!
Thanks! I was not sure I would get to edit my post being blockchain and all. Thanks for the advice, I have followed it.
Yeah, you've got one month to edit posts until they are "locked in."
(See, I just edited my helpful advice above... now nobody knows....)
Welcome again, and I'm here to help if you need anything.
In fact, if you make some more comments, I can raise your reputation up some more (you've already gone from 25 to 29, and the more votes you get, the higher it'll go!)
That is cool. I read the white paper, but it still is sinking in how this works. I just love all the creative and amazing projects that decentralized crypto is bringing us, it is an exciting time to be a human being.
Indeed, not an easy thing to learn, but an exciting time around the world!
Thanks. I am very impressed with what steemit has done. I have been watching to project for some time but have just began to start to try to release my content to the public so it seemed a good time to make an account and start to post.
I would like to see an article about homeschooling. My neighbors home school there children and I am starting to have a lack of faith in my local public school. My daughter keeps having lots of issues there and she never has these issues at home. I'm going to follow either way and I look forward to seeing more posts from you.
My wife and I have always been committed to home schooling, I was home schooled to some extent myself though it was considered illegal and there was far less available information so you could say I was part time home schooled growing up, and my children are second generation. There is a lot of information out there and many different philosophies about what the best way to do it is, but there was never any question in our minds, we could never have turned our small children over to the public education system to raise them. I am trying to get my wife interested in steemit and she really would be the most likely resource as far as making posts about home schooling, but you never know I might write something eventually (I am very focused on crypto economy right now). I will let her know about the interest.
Oh and ps, followed you -- I heard activism and freedom and that was good for me LOL
Welcome!
That's a very talented and accomplished family you have!
Welcome to Steemit! :))
Welcome to Steemit! There is lots to see, do and learn here!
Hi :-)
Hey there - I looked at your posts neat stuff. You have been followed! STALKER
Bam! Am honored! Thanks for your nice intro :-)
Welcome to steemit @mmc1800!
Your art is really cool - I followed you. Do you produce those in a physical form and display them anywhere or just digital?
Thank you @mmc1800! Followed back:) Yes majority of my digital paintings I print onto a cotton canvas...I have a few places that will exhibit my art that I will blog about In the future...I started off drawing around the year 1988 as a hobby...So I've been at this a while...I love painting In a digital format, but I can also draw freehand like this...
Thanks!