It seems right now the world is ablaze. Elon Musk tweeting in favor of DOGECOIN, the (even more) astronomical raise of Bitcoin (starting at nil, then to $300, to $1000, to $25,000, then crashing, then raising up to ~$50,000 territory).<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I then thought:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Perhaps crypto-currencies and crypto-technologies are far under-rated and under-hyped.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n
Let us think: in the year 2035 (14 years from now), the last Bitcoin<\/a>\/Digibyte(DGB) will be mined. Simple thought experiment:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In 14 years, do you think crypto (whether crypto currency, crypto technology, etc) will be used MORE<\/em> or less?<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n
And also think of a basic sociological and technological shift:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
14 years from now, will we use our phones and technology and the internet *MORE* or less?<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n
If studying China has taught us anything (they are all already on top of the WeChat\/WePay game), all currency, human interactions and transactions are digital. Seeing now that we are (finally) starting to care more for privacy (end-to-end encryption on messenger services, Android users flocking to Apple for more privacy, as well as the raise of Brave Browser\/DuckDuckGo and other privacy products), it seems that crypto will be 10000x more important in the future than we can ever imagine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Thinking 14-15 years ahead<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
It is hard to think so far ahead, but I think back. I am 33 years old now, and it was only 12 years ago when I was 21 years old (graduating college). To be frank, when I look at my college self and my present self, I don’t really feel different. For the most part (besides some more wrinkles on the side of my eyes) I look the same, feel the same, have mostly the same values, and actually even now … I am stronger<\/a> and buffer<\/a> than I was in the past.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Once again … 14-15 years will pass like nothing. Why not speculate<\/a> in crypto?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
CRYPTO THOUGHTS<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Brave new world for photographers and crypto<\/a>:<\/p>\n\n\n
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- The Joy of Speculation<\/a><\/li>\n
- BITCOIN AND CRYPTOCURRENCY FOR PHOTOGRAPHERS<\/a><\/li>\n
- Why I Bought Bitcoin<\/a><\/li>\n
- Crypto Photography<\/a><\/li>\n
- Crypto Thoughts<\/a><\/li>\n
- On Making Money from Nothing<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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