Your article totally hits home. My wife is currently glaring at me while I read this article while simultaneously watching Top Chef. My phone has been permanently attached my hand for the pat 4 months. I’ve never had so much fun learning in my life.
Wow. Thanks for sharing, because this really hits home when I think about my recent experiences with NFTs.
It all started when my friend said, “Hey, try NBA Topshots, all the cool kids are doing it!” I got my first hit of NFTs when I pulled a LeBron no-look 3 from a pack...ever since then, I’ve been hooked.
I went from Topshots to WAX, where I found a whole new high. I can not only buy NFTs but also create them?! This was a whole new beast, and WAX really took my NFT addiction to the next level. After flipping, creating, and selling NFTs, I started to stash some WAX. A new question arose...should I keep my assets in WAX or move it to BTC, ETH, DOGE (lol), or something else?
Aaaaand that’s how I got into crypto. Now, I check WAXP price multiple times a day. I consume William Quigley interviews like they’re crack. I am part of countless Discords and Telegrams, and I run my own Discord server as part of my NFT project.
Am I happy that I found a new hobby and interest that can be profitable? Yes! However, the addiction that comes with it also drags me down. The worst part of it all is that none of my friends/family can understand, since they barely know what a blockchain is.
Frustrating, depressing, isolating...all of the above. It's been a real battle for me to work so hard at something only to get constant FUD from my friends/family when explaining it. I'm sure I'm not the only one experiencing this, that's why I'm sharing here...y'all are my people.
I can relate to this. It's 3:47am here and I have work in just over 4 hours. I haven't slept and will probably just power through the day now as it's Friday. I'm looking through the Atomic market for NFT's while listening to a Youtube video about crypto. I should be in bed but I'm not. But I don't care, my daughter has grown up and quite honestly I'm not hurting anyone. I'm fascinated with this at the moment and I want to learn more. Shoot me...or bring me a coffee.
A very thoughtful article ! I have been into cryptos, since the past couple of years only in form of investing & stuff, but was never addicted until Nfts & Wax happened & then Upliftworld,Cryptowriter & Cryptofinney followed. I have a sort of role reversal where I am constantly into this space & my Hubby is the one who keeps getting annoyed with me as I am thinking,breathing & talking about cryptos
& NFTs all the time.Also, I am trying to get him into cryptos but as of now this seems like a distant dream! Positively balancing family,work & cryptocurrency is the next discernible step for me.
Absolutely love the role reversal. Before NFTs crypto was just too abstract to explain to my wife because there was nothing there for her to relate to. With Finney and NFTs I think I've made real progress in bridging the gap.
The wife complaining, the numero dos, the 30+ Telegram groups, all day non stop crypto... I check all the boxes, this rabbit hole goes deep and I fucking love it.
I'm on the path to find my crypto purpose and I'm loving every step of the way. Glad I found crypto writer and Finney on this journey.
Just got into crypto around the end of march and it got me hooked the minute I started it. Crypto gave me the excitement of doing something again but this time being able to earn money although it was a rough start, I then discovered play to earn game through Binance and since then i left day trading and started holding long term while I gain crypto through mining and playing. It's been a month since I started mining and it sure helped me discover NFT's which is crazily addictive, never thought I would buy something from the market just to keep it and support aspiring artists. idk man, i just can't stop buying nft maybe this is my way of giving back to the community since I earn free money out of it might as well feed my growing addiction and increase my collection
This is real lmao. So real. My wife and I have had to have a lot of sitdowns in the past few months due to my attention being majorly split and stretched far to thin.
Well, first we argued a bit, then we talked through the facts that this was an interest and passion of mine the same as she is passionate about doing her artwork. That led down a rabbit hole of me showing her NFT's etc... and now we are working together to put together an NFT line actually that she is going to be doing the artwork for! So far they are turning out amazing. The ultimate end game goal that we talked about was attempting to create a dapp that the NFT cards could be usable in, so I have been poking around into the steps necessary for that.
It hopefully will be! We're hoping to release the initial promo series on WAX here in the next week or two, then the full series1 release within the following month. Maybe faster than that though.
I love that you write from honest experience. I think that there are so many of us right now struggling to navigate the crypto world, while simultaneously trying to figure out how to prioritize our family time...
Most of us get into crypto because we belive that there is a realistic opportunity here to change our lives financially, so that we can spend more time doing those things that truly matter, like being with family, etc. But what a lot of us find (especially when first starting out) is that now we have our regular 40hr jobs, plus our 20-40hr per week crypto/nft/FinneyCoin addiction, and the solution is adding to the problem.
The struggle is real, and I know that a lot of us relate more than we might want to admit!
Aloha This article was fantastic because of the Many truths that were pointed out. Sometimes we are so mesmerized by the opportunity in crypto that we cannot even see what's in front of our eyes like it doesn't exist. Our Physical bodies are here but our minds are consumed by crypto and all its innovations. Almost like a walking dead person in the physical world but alive and passionate within the digital world. Finding balance is very critical thank you 🤙🔥
I loved reading you, I feel identified with your story, I met cryptocurrencies in 2017, a crypto addict made many bad decisions in trading, which have served as experience, I get up, sleep, breakfast, lunch, dinner with the phone in hand, investigating, reviewing, It is my livelihood today, I am from Venezuela, cryptos have changed my life
Can't get enough of it. It's going to revolutionise the music industry and the tech on Eos- eosio platforms gives great opportunity for bands like mine who no one cares about to cut out the middle man. Check out our drop on wax atomichub only 1 wax 🎸🥁🤟 https://wax.atomichub.io/drops/31498+31499
I do have a wallet with a few Bitcoins in it. But for that wallet, I don't fking remember or saved anything about it when mining just started. So it started there but took a break until late 2018.
Now, since then I can't sleep if I didn't have a look at CMC, Coingecko, and my wallets. The thing is they say it's an addiction when it is a problem in your life. Well, I am not addicted... By the way, you got some cool drops?
But no I am not addicted, I can afford to have all this crypto, NFTs, and the countless time to pour in the black hole of crypto. But I am not addicted. I know they say denial is a hint for addiction. But I am not addicted.
Sean, love the raw and humanizing look into your personal life with this piece that you wrote. I think many of us in this space resonate with your story and can learn from your journey of channeling the best parts of your crypto addiction into creating passionate and innovative projects in the crypto space. It's humbling that you're using your spotlight not to create a facade about some picture-perfect life but, instead, sharing lessons that you've learned along the way to get to where you are today. In this way, it feels like we're a part of your journey, learning and adapting, just as you still are. It's no surprise that this aligns with the sense of community that you're trying to grow and create through Cryptowriter and Cryptofinney. I, too, have an addictive personality with crypto, and this article was a sobering reminder that we can all leave our marks in our own ways with a little focus and direction. Thanks for sharing!
Amazingly written story. Makes me realize I have not written anything in years either.
My story was entirely different. I dropped out of my Literary Studies Masters' degree because I fell into a major depression. I wasn't really doing much of anything and my memory of this period is kind of blurry. What I do remember is that at some point a friend told me to buy Chainlink at ~30 cents: 'gewoon doen!'. Even though I was barely scraping by at the time I decided, 'fuck it, nothing to lose', and bought a small bag. The 1000 EOY, NEVER FUCKING SELLING memes got me good. I held strong. Thankfully, this was to my benefit ... I mean, my LINK bag is doing pretty well at this point.
For a while buying and holding LINK was pretty much where my crypto story ended. Even though I was jobless and could have invested hours into researching crypto projects, most of my days were spent being a sad sack of shit unable to do much of anything. And even if I would find interesting projects, then what? I had nothing to invest anyway (I wasn't about to sell my stinky linkies!).
My story didn't end there though. I sought psychiatric help, finally realizing I could not fix my shit on my own. It no longer was a matter of 'just do stuff and you'll feel better!', the lie I had been telling myself for a decade. I had to tackle some deeper issues.
It has helped.
I have been in therapy for quite a long time now. Even though I still feel broken, things are definitely a lot better. Through the course of the past years I was able to start delving into some other crypto projects as well. One of them was Axie Infinity, my first forray into NFTs which, get this, actually allowed me to earn money while feeling too anxious to leave my apartment!
I have become more interested in crypto since then, and have explored a bunch of different blockchain games. I also tried my hand at futures trading, which honestly didn't go too great (oopsie).
Anyway, I don't want to make this comment into an article of its own. Long story short. Therapy helped, meds helped, and I even got a girlfriend (a major boost in confidence).
While I still feel broken, things are definitely looking up. It is difficult to measure to what extent crypto has been a part of my recovery, but I believe I have most definitely benefited from crypto, blockchain games, and some of the amazing communities in the cryptosphere.
Your article totally hits home. My wife is currently glaring at me while I read this article while simultaneously watching Top Chef. My phone has been permanently attached my hand for the pat 4 months. I’ve never had so much fun learning in my life.
Do what you love.
Wow. Thanks for sharing, because this really hits home when I think about my recent experiences with NFTs.
It all started when my friend said, “Hey, try NBA Topshots, all the cool kids are doing it!” I got my first hit of NFTs when I pulled a LeBron no-look 3 from a pack...ever since then, I’ve been hooked.
I went from Topshots to WAX, where I found a whole new high. I can not only buy NFTs but also create them?! This was a whole new beast, and WAX really took my NFT addiction to the next level. After flipping, creating, and selling NFTs, I started to stash some WAX. A new question arose...should I keep my assets in WAX or move it to BTC, ETH, DOGE (lol), or something else?
Aaaaand that’s how I got into crypto. Now, I check WAXP price multiple times a day. I consume William Quigley interviews like they’re crack. I am part of countless Discords and Telegrams, and I run my own Discord server as part of my NFT project.
Am I happy that I found a new hobby and interest that can be profitable? Yes! However, the addiction that comes with it also drags me down. The worst part of it all is that none of my friends/family can understand, since they barely know what a blockchain is.
Frustrating that it’s often times too abstract for your friends to understand this awesome space.
Frustrating, depressing, isolating...all of the above. It's been a real battle for me to work so hard at something only to get constant FUD from my friends/family when explaining it. I'm sure I'm not the only one experiencing this, that's why I'm sharing here...y'all are my people.
I'm sure I see you looking at yourself while reading this article.
that's me
wherever you are in the world
if you are addicted to crypto
We sure are alike
I'm no longer thinking if this is good or bad
i am like this now
Of course I continue to love my family and friends
but now i have less time
because I'm someone new
because now i'm a crypto addict
accept me like this
Crypto is now!
I can relate to this. It's 3:47am here and I have work in just over 4 hours. I haven't slept and will probably just power through the day now as it's Friday. I'm looking through the Atomic market for NFT's while listening to a Youtube video about crypto. I should be in bed but I'm not. But I don't care, my daughter has grown up and quite honestly I'm not hurting anyone. I'm fascinated with this at the moment and I want to learn more. Shoot me...or bring me a coffee.
Coffeeeeeee!
A very thoughtful article ! I have been into cryptos, since the past couple of years only in form of investing & stuff, but was never addicted until Nfts & Wax happened & then Upliftworld,Cryptowriter & Cryptofinney followed. I have a sort of role reversal where I am constantly into this space & my Hubby is the one who keeps getting annoyed with me as I am thinking,breathing & talking about cryptos
& NFTs all the time.Also, I am trying to get him into cryptos but as of now this seems like a distant dream! Positively balancing family,work & cryptocurrency is the next discernible step for me.
Absolutely love the role reversal. Before NFTs crypto was just too abstract to explain to my wife because there was nothing there for her to relate to. With Finney and NFTs I think I've made real progress in bridging the gap.
The wife complaining, the numero dos, the 30+ Telegram groups, all day non stop crypto... I check all the boxes, this rabbit hole goes deep and I fucking love it.
I'm on the path to find my crypto purpose and I'm loving every step of the way. Glad I found crypto writer and Finney on this journey.
crazy how much his story resonates with all us here.
Just got into crypto around the end of march and it got me hooked the minute I started it. Crypto gave me the excitement of doing something again but this time being able to earn money although it was a rough start, I then discovered play to earn game through Binance and since then i left day trading and started holding long term while I gain crypto through mining and playing. It's been a month since I started mining and it sure helped me discover NFT's which is crazily addictive, never thought I would buy something from the market just to keep it and support aspiring artists. idk man, i just can't stop buying nft maybe this is my way of giving back to the community since I earn free money out of it might as well feed my growing addiction and increase my collection
Rabbit holes inside rabbit holes.
This is real lmao. So real. My wife and I have had to have a lot of sitdowns in the past few months due to my attention being majorly split and stretched far to thin.
What resolution did you come to?
Well, first we argued a bit, then we talked through the facts that this was an interest and passion of mine the same as she is passionate about doing her artwork. That led down a rabbit hole of me showing her NFT's etc... and now we are working together to put together an NFT line actually that she is going to be doing the artwork for! So far they are turning out amazing. The ultimate end game goal that we talked about was attempting to create a dapp that the NFT cards could be usable in, so I have been poking around into the steps necessary for that.
Awesome, sounds like a happy ending.
It hopefully will be! We're hoping to release the initial promo series on WAX here in the next week or two, then the full series1 release within the following month. Maybe faster than that though.
Sean,
I love that you write from honest experience. I think that there are so many of us right now struggling to navigate the crypto world, while simultaneously trying to figure out how to prioritize our family time...
Most of us get into crypto because we belive that there is a realistic opportunity here to change our lives financially, so that we can spend more time doing those things that truly matter, like being with family, etc. But what a lot of us find (especially when first starting out) is that now we have our regular 40hr jobs, plus our 20-40hr per week crypto/nft/FinneyCoin addiction, and the solution is adding to the problem.
The struggle is real, and I know that a lot of us relate more than we might want to admit!
Keep up the good fight!
Much Love,
CRAMN8R
No doubt, the struggle is as real as the opportunity.
Aloha This article was fantastic because of the Many truths that were pointed out. Sometimes we are so mesmerized by the opportunity in crypto that we cannot even see what's in front of our eyes like it doesn't exist. Our Physical bodies are here but our minds are consumed by crypto and all its innovations. Almost like a walking dead person in the physical world but alive and passionate within the digital world. Finding balance is very critical thank you 🤙🔥
I loved reading you, I feel identified with your story, I met cryptocurrencies in 2017, a crypto addict made many bad decisions in trading, which have served as experience, I get up, sleep, breakfast, lunch, dinner with the phone in hand, investigating, reviewing, It is my livelihood today, I am from Venezuela, cryptos have changed my life
Thank you and happy you found something you love. I imagine crypto can have quite the profound impact on the life of a Venezuelan.
Can't get enough of it. It's going to revolutionise the music industry and the tech on Eos- eosio platforms gives great opportunity for bands like mine who no one cares about to cut out the middle man. Check out our drop on wax atomichub only 1 wax 🎸🥁🤟 https://wax.atomichub.io/drops/31498+31499
will do, thank you.
It is really a surprising journey for all crypto lovers. Nice to know the story of your side.
Where did it start? First I am not addicted.
I do have a wallet with a few Bitcoins in it. But for that wallet, I don't fking remember or saved anything about it when mining just started. So it started there but took a break until late 2018.
Now, since then I can't sleep if I didn't have a look at CMC, Coingecko, and my wallets. The thing is they say it's an addiction when it is a problem in your life. Well, I am not addicted... By the way, you got some cool drops?
But no I am not addicted, I can afford to have all this crypto, NFTs, and the countless time to pour in the black hole of crypto. But I am not addicted. I know they say denial is a hint for addiction. But I am not addicted.
sure :)
Sean, love the raw and humanizing look into your personal life with this piece that you wrote. I think many of us in this space resonate with your story and can learn from your journey of channeling the best parts of your crypto addiction into creating passionate and innovative projects in the crypto space. It's humbling that you're using your spotlight not to create a facade about some picture-perfect life but, instead, sharing lessons that you've learned along the way to get to where you are today. In this way, it feels like we're a part of your journey, learning and adapting, just as you still are. It's no surprise that this aligns with the sense of community that you're trying to grow and create through Cryptowriter and Cryptofinney. I, too, have an addictive personality with crypto, and this article was a sobering reminder that we can all leave our marks in our own ways with a little focus and direction. Thanks for sharing!
Amazingly written story. Makes me realize I have not written anything in years either.
My story was entirely different. I dropped out of my Literary Studies Masters' degree because I fell into a major depression. I wasn't really doing much of anything and my memory of this period is kind of blurry. What I do remember is that at some point a friend told me to buy Chainlink at ~30 cents: 'gewoon doen!'. Even though I was barely scraping by at the time I decided, 'fuck it, nothing to lose', and bought a small bag. The 1000 EOY, NEVER FUCKING SELLING memes got me good. I held strong. Thankfully, this was to my benefit ... I mean, my LINK bag is doing pretty well at this point.
For a while buying and holding LINK was pretty much where my crypto story ended. Even though I was jobless and could have invested hours into researching crypto projects, most of my days were spent being a sad sack of shit unable to do much of anything. And even if I would find interesting projects, then what? I had nothing to invest anyway (I wasn't about to sell my stinky linkies!).
My story didn't end there though. I sought psychiatric help, finally realizing I could not fix my shit on my own. It no longer was a matter of 'just do stuff and you'll feel better!', the lie I had been telling myself for a decade. I had to tackle some deeper issues.
It has helped.
I have been in therapy for quite a long time now. Even though I still feel broken, things are definitely a lot better. Through the course of the past years I was able to start delving into some other crypto projects as well. One of them was Axie Infinity, my first forray into NFTs which, get this, actually allowed me to earn money while feeling too anxious to leave my apartment!
I have become more interested in crypto since then, and have explored a bunch of different blockchain games. I also tried my hand at futures trading, which honestly didn't go too great (oopsie).
Anyway, I don't want to make this comment into an article of its own. Long story short. Therapy helped, meds helped, and I even got a girlfriend (a major boost in confidence).
While I still feel broken, things are definitely looking up. It is difficult to measure to what extent crypto has been a part of my recovery, but I believe I have most definitely benefited from crypto, blockchain games, and some of the amazing communities in the cryptosphere.
If you stick around in crypto long enough, amazing opportunities will present themselves.