Many of my real world friends are becoming interested in Crypto, but have no idea how or where to get started. Some are looking for a place to share their thoughts or information without fear of censorship as the mainstream narrative may not approve, others looking for a financial escape from the status quo system. (Many are looking for this without even realizing that is what they are looking for).

Politically, I can tell you that many in crypto are deeply suspicious of governments, and big business. Freedom from financial controls of the current system (government, banks and big business) is a motivating factor for many in crypto. Yes there are some just chasing quick riches, lambo's and fast money, but most serious crypto people are about building a financial alternative to the current, corrupt and one sided system.

I have friends who don't want the vaccine for Covid, but are fearful of loosing their jobs and being treated as outcasts in society. The relentless bullying and coercion we are experiencing here in Australia is criminal, with the basic human right to choose what is put into your body being ignored and trampled on by our dictators politicians. The majority in society have been brainwashed, and fallen into line. Many more know that there is something wrong with how all this is occurring, but have complied out of fear.

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It really has been sad to see what Australia has become, with the population turning on each other, crackdowns on free speech, protestors being arrested (often violently) fined and harassed. Even independent journalists (reporting the reality, not just the mainstream narrative) being harassed by police. This isn't what Australia should be like, we are meant to be a free, open democracy with a high level of respect for human rights. Nowadays, Australia is not seen as such, we are viewed as a disgrace, a nation trampling on it peoples basic human rights, and heading rapidly towards becoming a police state.

It's not all bad, we are now slowly starting to get back our "freedoms" (so long as you are fully vaccinated). Freedoms that were taken by governments are slowly being re-established, now that the coercion and propaganda campaign has by and large succeeded. The vast majority of Australians have complied. Complied with the mask mandates, convinced that they help limit the spread of Covid. The masks of compliance have led to many more government impositions being complied with, by the majority. There is, however, a group of Australians that are awake, that are resisting the mainstream and that are not complying.

Anyway, the point of this post was not to get all political. It was to look into a way that my friends, and people around Australia (or anywhere for that matter) looking for a censorship resistant place to find a like minded community, and a way to get started and learn about crypto without needing big money to invest.

Why Crypto?

Well the Covid situation, and the economic situation over the last few years are linked. The current "legacy" financial system exists to make the rich people richer, and keep the rest of us as financial slaves to big business. We go to work, earn our wages, which are probably just enough to scrape by on. We get trapped into debt through consumer credit, credit cards and loans and end up giving more and more of our money to big businesses. The cycle continues and big business has a funnel of money coming from the working class, and a pool of people forever needing to keep working in their shitty jobs to make ends meet. Covid, in many regards, is just another funnel of money from everyone, to big business.

Who has made money in the last two years? The Pharmaceutical industry, to be sure. Pfizer has had a great time of things lately, and I have no doubt the other "vaccine" makers are all doing well also. The best bit for them is that if you do get sick from their "vaccine", you can't even sue them. They have been indemnified. You also can't sue they government, who provided them with that indemnity, despite the fact that it has been the governments enforcing vaccine mandates and driving the coercion campaigns. Who else has done well from Covid? Big business generally. Who has lost out big time? Small business, self employed and the working class.

Covid has just been another way to funnel more wealth to the already mega rich, and ramp up government control over the population. Fear and threats have worked, they have successfully intimidated many, and brainwashed many more into doing whatever they have told us to do. Owning, and building up a base of Crypto assets can give people more options. Personally speaking, I would have been much more fearful of the threats and intimidation around my employment if I didn't have crypto. Over the last few years, I have managed to build up a decent crypto portfolio, and this has made me less fearful of losing my job. It wouldn't be great, life would be a struggle once again, but I have some funds and income to fall back on, and get me through for a while.

So how can someone get started today, without having any funds available to invest? Well the best way in my opinion is to get involved in a community that can help, guide and teach you how to get started. Learn how it all works from the ground up, without needing to risk significant capital. Over the last few years, I have at times put some normal money into crypto, but I have, to be completely honest, taken more out. I have used Crypto money to pay down debts, and buy some nice stuff for my house. It's funded Christmas's, Birthdays, car repairs and registration and insurance, and just been there to get us through the occasional "bad week" when the money ran out well before the week ran out.

Hive can help.

Over the last few years, the Hive Blockchain has been my crypto home base, if you like. It is one of the first crypto communities that I drifted into (quite by accident) and where I have built most of my current assets from. You see, on HIVE you can start to earn crypto, without having to buy in first. HIVE, at its heart, is a decentralized social media. A blogging platform, where anyone can join (for free) and share their thought in text form. Posts get added to the blockchain, and then people in the Hive community can "upvote" your post. The community is diverse, and there are many different interfaces (front pages) sub-communities and so on where you can find people interested in what you have to say. The Upvotes you may get carry with them some reward, generated by the Blockchain and distributed to the Author of the post and the people who vote on it.

Hive is the ideal "starting point" for crypto newbies. It is easy to join (I'll put some links at the end of this post), free to get started, required minimal skills. The most important thing when getting started is to look after your keys. These are vital, and keeping them safe and secure is the most important thing you can do. Your keys can unlock access to so many services and sites that are built on-top of HIVE, from niche platforms (knows as tribes) to games and endless more options. Your Keys are your account ownership, and must be looked after above all else.

Apart from the importance of looking after your keys, the rest of your HIVE adventures are really up to you. One great way to get started is just to read some posts from other Hive users, and get involved by adding comments to their contributions. When you start to feel comfortable, an "introduction post" is a great way to start out. All the tips and help to get going can be found once you start. Another great way to get going is to look for a community on Hive that interests you. There are many niches to explore, and places where anyone can feel welcome. You don't have to join Hive and talk about crypto all the time, there is so many other groups and topics that can be discussed.

Personal experience.

Without Hive, I really don't think I would have made it very far in crypto. I have learnt everything I needed to here, and grown in confidence as my blog posts found an audience, as I learnt what else is out there in crypto, and as my resources have grown. There are many other ways to get involved in crypto, but without Hive (known as STEEM at the time when I started 3 1/2 years ago) I really don't think my crypto journey would have progressed very far.

Having some success on Hive has been a life changing experience for me. Building an asset base and income flow is one side of that - undoubtedly the ability to make some extra money helps. But beyond that, I have picked up so much knowledge, skills and experience that have helped in all aspects of life, not just crypto and investing. "Making it" on Hive is not easy, not everyone will. But I can tell you that everyone can, if they wish. It takes time, commitment and patience, and a willingness to learn and adapt. During my 3 1/2 years, I have moved in and out of numerous communities on Hive. All the time I was learning what worked, what didn't, and moving around till I found my home, my people so to speak. For me that has been the Leofinance community. It is a finance and investment based group, built around its own token (LEO) and website (https://leofinance.io/). But there are many other places you could find your home on HIVE.

Hive is definitely not a "get rich quick" option. It can at times feel like quite a grind. Persistence and flexibility are keys to success. In the early days, I had no idea what to write about, and no clue how to "fit in" to the Hive community, or what I could contribute at all. But I just started exploring, learning, and trying all sorts of different things. As things started to work I was able to hone in and fine tune my knowledge and skills in certain areas, and build an audience both here on Hive, and to a degree on bigger platforms like Twitter. But it all started from a base of having no idea what I was doing, and no clue what to write about.

Where to start. Links.

First thing is first, getting an account set up.

• Hive signup there are several different options to signup here. A couple of free options (needing a phone or email verification) and some low cost options if you you don't want to provide those, and get a completely anonymous account.

• LeoFinance also has some fast and easy free signup options, and is a great place to get started.

• Once you have an account, Hive Keychain is an invaluable tool to make accessing all Hive's different platforms much smoother and easier. It is a browser based add-on, and highly recommended.

After that, come back to this post on Leofinance, or Peakd (the best general purpose front end to all Hive content) and drop me a comment. I'm happy to help and guide from there.

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Best of luck, feel free to contact me on the platform you have seen this posted to for more information or assistance.

Cheers,

JK.

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