It's high time I joined Steemit cos....

gonzoauthor (41) in introduceyourself • 5 years ago

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...it's decentralised and based around blockchain. At least we burn out some of the oppression of the mega tech giants.

I'm mostly an author... been published by Random House, St. Martin's, Orion, etc... but now have my own publishing house called SnakeStone. You just don't want, nor need, mainstream publishers now.

I also do a lot of tech stuff (for my own sites) and run various businesses. And I'm fairly big into crypto and Bitcoin - dApps, all that.

Used to write for many of Britain's national newspapers and magazines... but was glad to escape that. Who needs heavy deadlines and being told what to do and what to write... but also it's gone all out page views, so it's a miserable profession now.

If it ain't fun, pull out.

Other than the above, I like hitting the road in my car or motorcycle - getting the hell away from civilisation, because it ain't civilised.

So what I'm gonna do here on Steemit is take my time, check it all out. Then fire up some stories. Might cover stuff that's going on if I'm on the scene. I'll also write about some of my crypto experiences - seems to me it will get more into the mainstream, what with Coinbase doing its Visa card. The other day I paid for shopping at the store from my Bitcoin balance, which I thought was great.

Peace,
Jimmy.

P.S. Here's my maxim in life: Nothing is true, everything is possible...

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5 years ago by gonzoauthor (41)

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anonyvoter (56) · 5 years ago

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eos.sweden (56) · 5 years ago

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joeyarnoldvn (61) · 5 years ago

I've never published books, but I've been writing my own biography on Steemit. So, I've written books and books worth of stuff. So, yeah, blockchain is the future for so many reasons. I bought a plane ticket with Bitcoin for my return from Vietnam back to America in 2017. Welcome to Steemit. Upvoted. Resteemed. Keep up the good work.

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gonzoauthor (41) · 5 years ago

That's 100% the way, write the bones of books on Steemit, or wherever that's decentralised. To me, dApps and decentralised web has the potential to free us all, one way and another. And mostly the apps are far superior to the proprietary ones. The learning curve, for the non techie, is you have a different password system, the encryption, and you CAN'T lose them! People have got used to being nannied. And that's what the big tech giants wanted - dependency.

In fact, I'm going to write the bones of a new book here on Steemit. I'll make each post clear on that, as some of it will be aimed at non-tech people - so those that know all that can skip it. And I bet I'll get stuff wrong, so expect to be corrected.

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joeyarnoldvn (61) · 5 years ago

Younger kids can learn Steemit a lot better than the older people, generally. So, they may choose to develop those skills to keep track of passwords, keys, to be more independent. Not everybody will work on these life skills but more people will have the opportunity to at least think about it.

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brittandjosie (71) · 5 years ago

Welcome to Steemit Jimmy
I saw your #introduceyourself and its nice to meet you.
Blogging is what its all about on this blockchain. The best part is that you could earn money.
I have been here for a while and love it!
But be carefull with all your passwords, Never give those up !! They are yours.
For safety tips visit the white paper.

The Steemify App I use is also great, it is available in the Appstore and free, you can See Whats happening in your account. https://steemit.com/busy/@exyle/using-steemify-to-stay-up-to-date-about-the-blockchain-like-project-destiny-please-consider-blockbrothers-for-your-witness-vote

Also Appics and Steepshot are handy apps and Free. I wish you good luck steeming and I Will See you around🍀
Your value and input is appreciated and if you have questions let me know.
We (@xcountytravelers and I ) are presenting New comers in Our @Heyhaveyamet blogs, and There is a Discord called SteemTerminal for newbies and All questions, join in, I am on steemit everyday ! You can always leave a comment.
Greetings from Brittandjosie from the Netherlands

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gonzoauthor (41) · 5 years ago

Thanks, yeah, am looking for a mobile app - for Android - use WahWay P20 (like to misspell that one!) --- reminds me of wah wah pedals for guitars.

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brittandjosie (71) · 5 years ago

Come to discord steemterminal there are alot of us that can help

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tattoodjay (73) · 5 years ago

Welcome to steemit I think you will enjoy it here there is a sense of community unlike any other social media site

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prettynicevideo (72) · 5 years ago

COOL, I LOOK FORWARD TO YOUR OPINION DURING THIS FIGURING THINGS OUT BUT I'LL TELL YOU, I THINK YOU'LL FIT IN JUST FINE. IF YOU EVER HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, PLEASE FEEL FREE TO ASK. MY NAME IS FRANCESCA, @PRETTYNICEVIDEO, WELCOME TO STEEMIT AND STEEM BLOCKCHAIN

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esteemapp (75) · 5 years ago

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photocircle (72) · 5 years ago

Dear @gonzoauthor,

Welcome to the community! You made an awesome start here, I like your intro and so you have my support. Please keep sharing great contents that you feel passionate about.

As part of our on-boarding & welcoming initiative, we have curated your intro post. In addition, we will also feature your post to one of our daily curation post to introduce you to the Photocircle community.

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partiko (66) · 5 years ago

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steemitboard (66) · 5 years ago

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ponpase (76) · 5 years ago

Hello friend Welcome to this amazing community. I welcome you here and feel happy to be able to say this to you. This is a large community and is growing as time goes on.

The community really appreciates your work on this platform, therefore I am very encouraging to you to present interesting, inspiring, valuable and original content. Avoid plagiarism, spam and other things that are not justified by the community.

I hope that you will survive and have a high commitment to be on the platform.

This is a short welcome message from me. If you object to this message, please provide a response. If you want to communicate or ask me something please contact me through the discord.

I was there with the name @ponpase#2931. Thank you, have a nice day.

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dragonblades (62) · 5 years ago

Hello @gonzoauthor

Welcome to Steem i wish you luck and success.
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I am using Partiko to check my steem acount from my mobile
Actifit is another great steem app that rewards you based on your daily activity.
If you like card games you should join Steem Monsters. Collect cards, do daily quest or join turnaments. You can also sell your cards for steem. i am sure you will love it as i do.
if not then join Next Colony build your base, extract materials and construct ships.
ok ok ok i've got it. you want to be a drug dealer. Join DrugWars sell your drugs and earn coins.

Feel free to ask anything you want. i will be happy to help you

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ma1neevent (66) · 5 years ago

Greetings and Welcome to the Steem Community @gonzoauthor!

I would love to feature your new introduction post in my weekly curation blog if you don't mind! You can find it on my @Ma1neEvent Profile.

You can also check out the @MinnowSupport Project (MSP) / PAL community on Discord Chat where you can interact, chat, network, and learn with other members of the Steem / PAL Community! There is even a Steem based radio station there with shows and music created by Steemians, @MSP-Waves! Hop in the @MinnowSupport Pond and say hello sometime if you'd like!

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mastersa (53) · 5 years ago

haha sounds great! Welcome to steemit. I Look forward to your take on current events!

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gonzoauthor (41) · 5 years ago

Thanks! Yes, I'm glad to be hear. Very much like when I got a Coinbase Visa card the other week. To try it I hit the store, bought some food... thing was when I paid, pulling from my Bitcoin balance and converting to GBP, it was like, "Yes! This is the future - the possibility of winning back the web from the corporatocracy."

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