# Gm world 

By [Wandering Cold Brew Merchant ](https://paragraph.com/@wandering-cold-brew-merchant) · 2021-12-14

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_Now say it back…….I’m joking._

Hello, I’m Kenneth & welcome to my cafe _(or blog? I’m not sure what to call this yet)._

To kick off my first post on mirror.xyz, I feel like it’s only appropriate for me to give everyone an introduction of myself and why I decided to start writing.

As I mentioned earlier, I’m Kenneth and I am fairly new to the whole web3, crypto, defi space. I have heard about Bitcoin back in 2015 and Ethereum in 2017 but it has never peaked my interest to the level as it has today. Nonetheless, I bought a few _(very little)_ Bitcoin and Ethereum with the mindset that I’ll probably never see that money again.

Boy, was I wrong and here I am today. It wasn’t until earlier this year - back in March to be exact. I don’t remember the exact details of what I was reading or what podcast I was listening to, but I stumbled upon [NBA Top Shot](https://nbatopshot.com/) and got hooked instantly because it was a a quick and fun way to make an extra buck, selling the moments _or NFTs_ that you would get from opening packs. The barrier to entry was much lower than [CryptoKitties](https://cryptokitties.co) where you had to transact in ETH. Like most people who got into the NFT & crypto rabbit hole - NBA Top Shot was the gateway drug.

I started spending all my free time researching more about NFTs - browsing through [Rarible](https://rarible.com/) & [OpenSea](https://opensea.io/). I ended up buying my first NFT on Rarible and learned about the infamous gas fees which turned me off for about a month until I heard about crypto gaming and gaming NFTs. I don’t remember the exact details on what I was reading or listening, but the play2earn genre and gaming NFTs instantly clicked for me. Like many other millennials - I grew up playing Neopets, Runescape and Warcraft. I saw the potential in crypto gaming and I wanted to be a part of it.

For me, it was the potential of crypto gaming that pulled me into this web3 world and my curiosity that led me down multiple rabbit holes. I decided that it would be good idea for me to write about crypto gaming as I’m learning more and more each day. I felt like this would be a great platform to share what I’m learning, my POV, thoughts and to learn from the community as well.

So here it is - the start of an adventure.

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*Originally published on [Wandering Cold Brew Merchant ](https://paragraph.com/@wandering-cold-brew-merchant/gm-world)*