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For years I have complained about the lack of appreciation in our culture of thought and creativity. Our government and corporations want us to be mindless wage slaves who are smart enough to do our jobs but stupid enough to follow their lead. I am a thinker and am creative as well. This is also tue of my friends and family. In school, we were ridiculed while the mindless sporty kids were praised. I was an outcast simply because I thought for myself and challenged the accepted norms. Until recently, I felt as though that was going to be how it always would be. Along came Steemit, and finally I see the clouds are parting and we, the creative, are stepping out with pride.

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In ancient Greece philosophers and artists were important parts of society. Men like Socrates, Aristotle, and Epicurus were rewarded by their communities. Not only were they respected but they were supported by everyone from the slaves to the royalty. In our time, Kim Kardashian is rewarded for…, what is it she does again? Our president is Donald Trump and someone in Congress worried that if too many people were in Guam it would tip over. The dumb, it burns!!!


I, like many Americans, have been on social media for years. Facebook is nothing but memes and cats. People do little but bitch about their lives and share it with the NSA or the CIA. For some time I have done very little with my account. Then my friend, Adam Kokesh, suggested I check out Steemit.


To be honest, at first I was skeptical, but Steemit paid. I gave it a try. I have only been on Steemit a couple of months, but I fell in love. This platform is amazing. Sure it pays and that is nice, but the content. I read every day, fantastic and enlightening posts about a whole host of topics. Posts about my main interests, politics, and spirituality, are where I focus most, but I look at beautiful photographs and read interesting articles about food. The creativity knows no end. What blows my mind is the depth of thought that goes into these posts.


In addition to all of the great ideas I get to read, I also write. My creativity is here on display. The greatest part is that it is welcomed and encouraged by the Steem community. This encouragement has led to a better existance not only because of the outlet for my art but also in my financial security. For a while I have wanted to get involved in cryptocurrency. I now have an investment in not only Steemit but through it Bitcoin. My Bitcoin is fully funded by Steemit.


Our world finally has an outlet, free of censorship, and not being manipulated by government. The reaction is thought, real thought. We also communicate and share ideas. Creativity is becoming contagious. Thank you Steemit for bringing these things back to life. The future of social media is written in Steem!!!

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