Hello everyone, my name is Dakota Barnett. I've been a developer for a few years now, however only as a hobby. In the past, I've worked in the public sector as an assistant to a Governor, in charge of constituent services (politics exhausts me, my job was to help the citizens of my state with n problem they were facing), and I worked as the director of customer support for an e-commerce company that sells trees and plants online. As of the past year, I've been addicted to blockchain technology.

I'm usually awkward when it comes to blind introductions, but I wanted to share what brought me here: my love for blockchain technology and my vision for how it will change the future. For a long time, I shied away from this forum because I felt somewhat like an imposter or poser because I wasn't involved with or interested in Bitcoin earlier on. The first time I was introduced to Bitcoin was when I was 16 years old, about 8 years ago, when my local pizza shop started accepting it as payment. I was instantly curious and wanted to learn more about how this new digital currency functioned, but unfortunately, poverty and a bit of personal ignorance kept me from buying some for myself all those years ago. I watched the news headlines over the years with awe and excitement over the tremendous adoption and growth of Bitcoin, but it wasn't until about a year ago that I actually started buying Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies. Most people would think that it's the wealth people have been accumulating that attracted me into the crypto space wholeheartedly, but they'd be wrong. Money doesn't exactly fill me with excitement, technology does. For nearly a year now, I've been hooked to the advancements and possibilities in blockchain technology.

Parts II and III of Torsten Hoffmann's CRYPTOPIA - Bitcoin, Blockchains and the future of the internet is a phenomenal source for perspective on the greater implications of blockchain technology; however, to elaborate further, I see a world where blockchain technology can go farther than just reformatting the world of physical technology and asset ownership. I see a world where blockchain technology can one day be used to implement fairer and consistent criminal justice and legal system. I see a world where blockchain technology can help improve the pharmaceutical and prescription practices that hurt many communities. I see a world beyond advancements I can even imagine. I am so grateful that we live in the era that we live in because I truly believe that it is a world of innovative wonder.

I'm new here, but would love to hear what other people are thinking!