Hey guys,
So basically my issue is this:
I want to contribute more to bitcoin. So far all I have been able to do is use part of my savings and income to purchase bitcoins and use them whenever possible. I am not the crazy evangelist type, but I do try and explain it to people when asked, and I try to come off as normal as possible when discussing bitcoin. For better or worse I have gotten about 10 people to buy bitcoin, and with one member of my family, we now try and one up eachother in hashpower (I will be over 3 th/s when Antminers ship
).
I mine on a small pool, I run a bitcoin node, I buy bitcoin with every paycheck. I do a ton of bitcoin transactions per week (at least 10), even if its just exchanging money with my girlfriend or roommate (both believers although my roommate just likes to buy on the dips)). I do application and network security for a large corporation, and although its dry, my background has given me knowledge on how to explain bitcoin security to newbies and to really understand it as a technology.
My point is, I feel like I am working this lame job to support my bitcoin habit (the pay is unbeatable, and I just don't have the raw skills to get that anywhere else). I feel like the very writing of this post makes me feel like a dumbass, but I have been tempted to pack up, take a flight to a developing nation, and opening up a bitcoin remittance shop. I have big dreams, and they mostly align all with bitcoin, but I feel like I am limiting myself working at my current job and am missing out on getting to contribute something BIG to the bitcoin community. Something that the COMMUNITY would be proud of, and something that can genuinely help people, not just some profit grab. I am learning to program in Ruby, as I have some ideas for more small ways I can contribute in my free time, but I'll say this, if anyone is hiring for a bitcoin company, talk to me. You won't find anyone more genuinely concerned with the success of bitcoin.
I really shouldn't post when I've had a shitty day, BUT, here goes anyway, whoosh!