2 years of blogging and making videos on web3
hive·@alex-rourke·
0.000 HBD2 years of blogging and making videos on web3
 gm frens! Today I'm happy to announce I've joined the ranks of the *2 Years on the HIVE blockchain badge owners. It's only my second one, but boy does it feel great! ## A brief back story It was 2019 and I'd been running my recording studio for two years when a client, a band called Jog Shuttle, asked me if I'd ever heard of Musicoin. *It's a decentralized music streaming platform that uses blockchain technology to reward musicians. Have you heard of blockchain?* My answer was something along the lines of...  So I did what any sensible human would do...  As fate would have it, I then met @ijatz , a wonderful human being with a kind heart, who, without knowing me, was kind enough to meet me for coffee and explain blockchain technology to this poor soul. I understood a very small amount of what he explained to me, but enough to give it a try. This is when I learned one of the most important lessons of web 3: the power of community. As I was welcomed into the Musicoin family, I started meeting other awesome blockchain heads like @djlethalskillz and @lorenzopistolesi. Two incredible, hard-working musicians, creators and entrepreneurs who are buidling a new world on web3. All three were on a blockchain blogging platform called *Schleem*, or *Spleen* or something like that; doesn't matter. I figured out how to open an account, so I figured I'd create an account for my recording studio, @recording-box My very first post on *Sleeve* (I apologize, the name escapes me) was and original called *See Through me*, performed by my friend Jon Fritz and recorded by me. This was the beginning of my *Live from the Studio* sessions. https://youtu.be/qG-AX4HFb_8 https://peakd.com/music/@recording-box/live-from-the-studio-episode-01-jon-fritz The post earned me a whopping... 0 *Schleem* tokens 😄 and half a pitty vote. But I was determined to learn what the hell this blockchain tech was, so I kept at it. ## Alien invasion resistant community yessir. I was there. One day, they announced that the blogging platform I registered to was receiving investment from crypto millionaire Justin Sun, the founder of Tron blockchain. I thought *well this is promising! We're getting funding from someone who believes in this project; funding for growth!.* I tuned into Ned Scott and Justin Sun's AMA's where they both - sort of - answered what their plans were for the blockchain. Little did I know a hostile takeover was under way. The princess was locked in her chambers... The lords who swore fielty to Rhaenyra Targaryen were escorted to the Great Hall in the Red Keep The small council was assembled.. and the King's guard... Wait a minute, that's not right. Sorry! I'm watching House of The Dragon on HBO and got a bit sidetracked. Justin Sun seized control of a large amount of <em>Schleem</em> tokens plus a bunch tokens on Exchanges to vote his own witness nodes into the top 20 and take over the blockchain. Only... the community wouldn't have that. The community members fought back. The forked into a different chain and turned the premine into the DHF. giving birth to a truly exceptional and decentralized blockchain platform and they called it  #hive image by @doze ; Download for free [here](https://peakd.com/hivemarketing/@doze/4-new-hive-wallpapers-to-you) ___ <div class="pull-left"> I didn't really understand what was happening, so like many others I kept using both blockchains for a while. It was sort of like being in the middle of a divorce between your parents. </div> <div class="pull-right"> https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/alex-rourke/242ry4hbYZPaWevPzfUffRoJpUigdH8Zd8wGWAgSKfQfZ7d44NespcvvRtrYCKfWGxnb7.png </div> ___ But little by little, as I very slowly grasped tiny doses of blockchain technology, I understood that what was happening was truly unique and I left the legacy chain for ever. HIVE was much more than a place to host my recording studio creations. And on October 10th 2020, I created my own account. ## The next five years Leaving Schleem was only the beginning. HIVE has gone through many improvements since the alien invasion. Each hard fork introducing features that add stability, decentralization and use cases for the chain. Developers are making front-ends and dapps that range from video games to cross chain bridges and DEXs. and I'm committed to staying here for it all. <div class="pull-right"> I've even made a five year plan to grow my HIVE account to 100,000 HP. I've called my journey <a href="https://peakd.com/hive-167922/@alex-rourke/all-in-on-hive-my-5-year-jive-too-100k-hp">My Five year Jive to 100K HIVE!</a> </div> <div class="pull-left"> <img src="https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/alex-rourke/Eopvt28c4uEesdyDKTdbmGRRFWxR2oyiNUwUvx8DiyRwvyZFQFSiwPC2K9pCUZMj6GF.png" alt="My Hive Goals Cover.png"> </div> ___ So thank you frens for making this a super fun experience! I'm here for the long-term. Hope to see you all there in 2026. Maybe we can do as the great @khaleelkazi said and get color coordinated lambos for @hivefest 11 <img src="https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/alex-rourke/2432J7w7PtPGLgAFU9cLjNGMqRF5cfwdRQgudkNaGQXkkzAQyaN3P51FrmauRZtwDPZJk.jpeg" alt="2_egLUicJ2W37Bz.jpeg"> <a href="https://www.motor16.com/noticias/lamborghini-reune-1500-superdeportivos-por-una-buena-causa/">image source</a> You'll definitely see me there. Lambo or not.
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