Where they will be

I am meant to be asleep because of a long work day tomorrow but our daughter has a heavy cough so I am on guard duty. I am in bed though so it is sleep adjacent.

But since I am awake I thought I would take the opportunity to ramble some thoughts out. I find that I am one of those annoying people who thinks publicly rather than the smart people who keep their thoughts to themselves unless they know the answer.

I had an interesting discussion with a group today over a company logo change that they don't like. They said that it wasn't the right feel for their product and I asked, Is it the right feel for your customers?

We tend to see things as we know them and attach significant meaning to our view without considering how others might see it. I'm the case of this company, their demographic is changing and will shift significantly in the next ten years so they have to consider the future. I a world where brand loyalty is failing, they need to be where their market is before the market gets there.

This is how I see Steem and the entire blockchain and crypto scene. We are now where the market will be, it is just a matter of when they will arrive. Binance seem to be setting up a strong foundation with a wide network and they seem to want to move as fast as possible on it. That is a good sign. There are other movements too.

Steem is well positioned in my opinion to be one of the core currencies because it offers a very low barrier to entry into the market via a social network experience and has a proven track record of rewarding participants. Add one or two successful SMT stories, a few strong communities and some more exchanges and what is a top 50 coin becomes top 10 very fast.

There is space for a few social chains at least, plenty of space. I don't predict prices but I work under the assumption that selling unless absolutely necessary is a fool's play. It is an assumption only though.

I am hoping that I am right however because as ridiculous as it is, I feel that this is my best chance of providing long-term for my family and if it does work out, we will be okay. The last couple years haven't been easy so I wonder if in my desire for improvement, I am clinging to a pipe dream. I don't think so but, it is very easy to become blinded when one is under pressure, stressed, tired and worried about the future of the family.

I think I am okay at predicting where future trends will emerge and although late to the game compared to many, I am much earlier than most and more importantly, very committed to building our position. I see whatever I do here as a position for my family, a foundation for a future home to be built upon.

Tonight I bought my Steemfest ticket which we can't really afford but, this is our shot to create something for ourselves and in so doing help others build their foundations alongside. Essentially we are all here building a city for all the people who are on their way, even if they don't know it yet.

Poverty, censorship, automation, AI, debt cycles, censorship and a growing will to create are converging to funnel people into a world they don't know exists yet. Soon they will though and what we build is going to influence how they are going to navigate and experience their worlds.

I hope we do a good job because the foundations we set are going to ripple through the next decades and I want my daughter to live in a better world, not a worse one. What does that mean? That is what we are here to discover.

Soon, there are going to be many more joining the search.

Goodnight.

Taraz
[ a Steem original ]
_{(posted from phone)}