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        <title>M learns things!</title>
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            <title><![CDATA[Changing tides]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[I am a recent college graduate. I intentionally make sure that the word “recent” is never left out whenever I introduce myself. It has taken almost 24 years of existing in this rather confusing little world for me to realize how difficult it is for me to embrace change. Even writing about embracing change irks me for I am doubtful that it will never embrace me back. Alongside this apparent resistance to change, I have also come to realize how vital it is for me to constantly keep learning. My...]]></description>
            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I am a recent college graduate. I intentionally make sure that the word “recent” is never left out whenever I introduce myself. It has taken almost 24 years of existing in this rather confusing little world for me to realize how difficult it is for me to embrace change. Even writing about embracing change irks me for I am doubtful that it will never embrace me back. Alongside this apparent resistance to change, I have also come to realize how vital it is for me to constantly keep learning. My mother will tell you it’s because of my Gemini moon and although I don’t know anything about astrology, I can tell you that my well-intentioned mother does have a point. All my life, I chased things because I feared missing out on learning about the next big thing.</p><p>And so in my quest to chase the high of what my life could entail, I switched continents and here I am living in the United States. Now, coming here was no easy feat. It took nights of filling out college applications while simultaneously studying for my high school board exams, months of accumulating pocket money just so I could register for the SATs and years of dreaming about my own independence to get to this point. If you’re reading this, you’re probably thinking, “For someone who hates change so much, you sure did have several 180s”. You’re right. It’s actually pretty paradoxical and hence humorous. It is also borderline hypocritical since I am crying to you about not wanting to embrace change but at the same time, here I am about to publish my very first post on a web3 platform.</p><p>You see dear reader, you don’t embrace change. You can’t embrace change. Change happens to you and you need to be prepared for it. Two months ago, the only cryptocurrency I knew about was dogecoin, I thought an NFT was a digital drawing of an ape and I had zero concept of decentralization. It wasn’t until I started reading, learning and accepting what this CHANGE could mean for someone like me who hasn’t seen more than $2000 in her bank account that I finally embraced the discomfort of not knowing. This feeling of discomfort, of treading into new frontiers was coupled with an even greater appreciation for this community and for what an average person like me can contribute to it. So here I am folks. Here is my space - mine and mine only where I talk about the things I read and write about the passion projects that would have otherwise never escaped the crevices of my 2019 planner. In a way, I am also here to disprove the dehumanizing aspect of evolving technology.</p><p>Welcome! I have no idea what I’m doing but boy am I glad to be here.**</p>]]></content:encoded>
            <author>m-learns-things@newsletter.paragraph.com (M learns things!)</author>
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