๐๐ฒ ๐๐ข๐ซ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ฉ๐ฌ ๐ข๐ง ๐๐๐ง๐๐๐ฒ๐๐ซ โจ
I first came across
@GenLayer on X through a mutual. Funny enough, that mutual isn't active there anymore, but they introduced me to GenLayer's role system.
I was intrigued by the idea that active contribution actually mattered, rather than the usual endless chatting.
๐๐ฒ ๐๐ข๐ซ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐ฆ๐๐ฌ๐ฌ๐๐ ๐ ๐ข๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐๐ง๐๐๐ฒ๐๐ซ ๐๐ข๐ฌ๐๐จ๐ซ๐ ๐ฐ๐๐ฌ ๐จ๐ง ๐
๐๐๐ซ๐ฎ๐๐ซ๐ฒ ๐, ๐๐๐๐:
> ๐ฎ๐๐๐
๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐
๐๐ก๐๐ญ ๐ฌ๐ข๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ ๐ฆ๐๐ฌ๐ฌ๐๐ ๐ ๐ฐ๐๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐๐ ๐ข๐ง๐ง๐ข๐ง๐ .
I attended my first AMA, claimed my first POAP, made my first post, and started studying the docs so I could actually understand GenLayer and improve my content.
Then I started exploring beyond the docs.
I used ecosystem apps like Rally,
Argue.fun and FUDMarkets.
I started clipping because of a clipping quest on the Portal, and eventually had one of my clips spotlighted.
๐ ๐ฐ๐๐ง๐ญ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ ๐ค๐ง๐จ๐ฐ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐๐ฌ๐ข๐๐๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐ง๐จ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ ๐๐ฎ๐ข๐ฅ๐๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐ซ๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฆ๐ฒ ๐๐ข๐ซ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐๐๐ง๐๐๐ฒ๐๐ซ ๐๐ฉ๐ฉ, ๐๐ฎ๐ข๐ณ๐๐๐ฒ๐๐ซ, ๐๐ง๐ ๐ฅ๐๐ญ๐๐ซ ๐๐ฎ๐ข๐ฅ๐๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐๐๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐ ๐๐ง๐ญ ๐๐๐ง๐ค ๐ก๐๐๐ค๐๐ญ๐ก๐จ๐ง.
That still amazes me sometimes.
Building wasn't something I knew how to do before GenLayer.
I also remember the joy of getting the Brain role, and later coming first in the Brain Game.
๐๐ก๐จ๐ฌ๐ ๐ฆ๐จ๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ญ๐ฌ ๐ซ๐๐ฆ๐ข๐ง๐๐๐ ๐ฆ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ญ ๐ ๐ฐ๐๐ฌ๐ง'๐ญ ๐ฃ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐ฅ๐๐๐ซ๐ง๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ ๐๐๐ง๐๐๐ฒ๐๐ซ ๐๐ง๐ฒ๐ฆ๐จ๐ซ๐. ๐ ๐ฐ๐๐ฌ ๐๐๐ญ๐ฎ๐๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐๐๐๐จ๐ฆ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐ญ ๐จ๐ ๐ข๐ญ.
And some of my favourite parts of the journey have been the people I've met along the way.
To my GenFrens - Jaymie, Vivian, Doja, QueenMother, Encrypt, KOB and so many more -thank you for the conversations, the help, the lessons and the memories. ๐
And to our wonderful Head of Community,
@RuzgarFln, thank you for making GenLayer feel like home, and for creating a space where everyone feels heard and valued. ๐
Eight months later, I'm still here.
Still learning.
Still building.
Still growing.
And if you are new to GenLayer, don't wait until you understand everything before taking your first step.
๐๐ฑ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐จ๐ซ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐จ๐ซ๐ญ๐๐ฅ. ๐๐ซ๐ฒ ๐๐ง ๐๐๐จ๐ฌ๐ฒ๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ฆ ๐๐ฉ๐ฉ. ๐๐จ๐ข๐ง ๐๐ง ๐๐ฏ๐๐ง๐ญ. ๐๐๐๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐จ๐๐ฌ. ๐๐ฎ๐ข๐ฅ๐ ๐ฌ๐จ๐ฆ๐๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ง๐ .
Or, like me, just start with:
โGood evening.โ ๐
You never know where that first step will take you.
Join the Portal:
portal.genlayer.foundation/