I started frequenting the forum 13 years ago..

[adultcrypto]

There is no one the will be active in this forum for six months that will not come across your name or your contribution in the forum. You are a rare asset to this forum and I want to say a big congratulation to you on making such an indelible mark in this forum and to the bitcoin community at large. For those who have idea of what you can offer, they can check • [DISCOUNT] ⭐ babo signature manager | coding | security | recovery⭐💥NEW OFFER💥 to see a little of what you can do and what you have contributed to the community. You are one of the users I hold in high regards and it is a privilege I will treasure for life to have met your kind in this forum. Whatever burden you might have, just know that miracles still happens and it is my wish and prayers that things turn out good for you.

[babo]

Thank you all for the compliments, I'm really grateful
mine was a reflection that arose from the fact that perhaps I did little or too little
The community has given me so much in terms of knowledge, in fact my invitation is clear

trust bitcoin

trust the bitcointalk community

[Lida93]

In every community there two sets of people, those who impact into the community and those that are impacted by the community. Babo, without gainsaying, your contribution to the bitcointalk community over the 13 years has  immensely impacted knowledge to the community members directly and indirect, your passion for programming and tech entirely can't be fantasized, for it's what has brought you thus this far against all odds. Keep up with the passion... Happy 13th year anniversary!

[Sexylizzy2813]

13 years is not 13 days or 13 weeks or 13 months. Is not easy to stay locked on in this Forum for that long and you haven't back down, not everyone that will continue the way you did, congratulations to you and whatever you have been doing for 13 years and still counting will be a motivation to many of us who just joined the Forum and I believe your good work will speak for you, keep it up.

[m2017]

I couldn't help but embrace bitcoin as a technology...

Many people also can't accept bitcoin as a technology, and continue to see it as a speculative tool. I would also like to see bitcoin become more than a "get rich quick" method for more people. Only people with technical knowledge can more easily see the potential in bitcoin from a technology perspective (but your story shows that it is not right away).

I bitterly regret not having believed in the project before,

Don't blame yourself for "missed" opportunities. Everything happened exactly when you were ready for it.

my life would be very different and much simpler if I had had faith (*)

Tell us about it. How would it be expressed?

[babo]

Tell us about it. How would it be expressed?

I come from a poor family who has always worked hard, even when I went to university I worked and studied, just to make you understand
so I learned early the value of money, every single euro or dollar I earned was precious to me
So since I had to make a big purchase, get married, and above all I didn't believe in the project, I decided not to invest in bitcoin

My warning is, trust bitcoin, don't make the same mistake I did.

[Tonimez]

Tell us about it. How would it be expressed?

I come from a poor family who has always worked hard, even when I went to university I worked and studied, just to make you understand
so I learned early the value of money, every single euro or dollar I earned was precious to me
So since I had to make a big purchase, get married, and above all I didn't believe in the project, I decided not to invest in bitcoin

My warning is, trust bitcoin, don't make the same mistake I did.

This is mind blowing and a big encouragement to most of us that just joined the forum not not so long ago. It is good to be ambitious and understand your background earlier in life. One can not rightly fight his foe when he doesn't discover it early enough. Some early birds like you on this forum must have had several experiences and come to admit that it was a mistake not investing in bitcoin early enough. I hope this would go a long way to encourage newbies to understand that bitcoin is an investment for the future so that some of us will not regret after a long time as you just encouraged.

Congratulations for such lengthy period spent studying and reading about bitcoin every single day on this forum. I believe by now you would be a pro and have a more consistent investment strategy which could also allow you reap bigger in the future. Some of us too came from a poor home but never got to know about this forum and bitcoin reliability early enough. But thanks goodness we are finally here, we learn from experiences and change our history no matter how late it seems to be.

[babo]

My problem is that I'm not only interested in bitcoin, I come from the open source world and therefore I'm interested in everything that is technological and interesting
As a child, I took things apart to understand how they worked inside. I've always had a practically innate curiosity, a pleasure in understanding how things work.

Not everyone is that curious and curiosity has pushed me to where I am now
sometimes it's a good thing, sometimes it's a bad thing, since I divide my forces on many fronts, all those that interest me.
for example, I'm now playing with LLMs with great pleasure, a very interesting experiment but also with many risks for privacy

well just to understand my background

now I say, trust linux, use it as your operating system
and I also say, trust bitcoin, you can totally switch to bitcoin, it will never betray you

[fillippone]

My problem is that I'm not only interested in bitcoin, I come from the open source world and therefore I'm interested in everything that is technological and interesting
As a child, I took things apart to understand how they worked inside. I've always had a practically innate curiosity, a pleasure in understanding how things work.

Not everyone is that curious and curiosity has pushed me to where I am now
sometimes it's a good thing, sometimes it's a bad thing, since I divide my forces on many fronts, all those that interest me.
for example, I'm now playing with LLMs with great pleasure, a very interesting experiment but also with many risks for privacy

well just to understand my background

now I say, trust linux, use it as your operating system
and I also say, trust bitcoin, you can totally switch to bitcoin, it will never betray you

I bet you didn't expect what the open source movement could do in those years: Bitcoin, open source software going everywhere, open hardware, users on the internet building decentralised apps
This movement goes in total opposition to the opposite forces that tend to control, censor, and centralise.
The endless fight that makes those times so interesting.

[babo]

I bet you didn't expect what the open source movement could do in those years: Bitcoin, open source software going everywhere, open hardware, users on the internet building decentralised apps
This movement goes in total opposition to the opposite forces that tend to control, censor, and centralise.
The endless fight that makes those times so interesting.

I knew he would win as I know for sure that he will continue to conquer other sectors
Patents are evil, they protect against nothing and limit creativity and growth.
There are 100 different ways of doing things, so one of them is open source and it works more or less, or at least it works better than what was there before.

[apogio]

babo, we haven't interacted a lot, but I appreciate your forum presence a lot. Keep it up!

now I say, trust linux, use it as your operating system
and I also say, trust bitcoin, you can totally switch to bitcoin, it will never betray you

that's the clue, code viewed by too many eyes (being open-source) can't really betray you. Someone, somewhere, sometime will warn you about a possible flaw!

[CryptSafe]

Congratulations on your journey so far babo. I am so fortunate to have met a person of your calibre here on this platform. Your story is short, but it is a source of inspiration for many who will come across it in the time to come. It talks more about resilience, commitment, self-drive, and perseverance in achieving one's goal. Reading your article reminds me of my early days as a bitcoin enthusiast, when people doubted me, and now those people are now bitcoin enthusiasts because they have seen for themselves and their doubt has been cleared, and they are now investors and holders of bitcoin and cryptocurrencies.  If there is one thing I have learnt to do in pursuit of what I believe in, it is to remain focused, and being focused allows one to achieve their goals in life.

Once again, congratulations on your journey so far on this great platform. Looking forward to seeing you do more exploits in the crypto industry and the world at large.

[Joeboy]

Congratulations to your 13 years journey here, honestly it's quite a long time. And in the course of that time you did not just grow as a programmer and a hacker but also as a thinker, a father and also an inspirational figure worthy of emulation. The story you laid down is a gentle reminder that Bitcoin truly transforms ones life only if that person is resilient enough to hold through no matter the circumstances..... Cheers to many more years of learning and inspiring others