Yeah, everybody is an expert.... and then they tell you they've seen everything, and have been through the China FUD.. and I just have to laugh. If China FUD was the worst they've been through, then they haven't been in this space for too long ;)
I used to label myself as a level 3 crypto-khaleesi (out of a maximum of 5) last year. By now I think I have progressed to 3.5 (or possibly 4? I may need a more detailed scale) which is about the max for me, since I lack the technical know-how to really understand the rest (like the code itself). I have gotten to this point after being in crypto since 2013. Everytime I think I really understand crypto and blockchain, though, I discover that there's so much more that I don't know. Sometimes I tune into live streams by some of the top blockchain experts (like the Plasma live video calls) and then I realize that they're still on a completely different level than me
Exactly. And even those blockchain experts you mention probably lack holistic market views and other crypto related knowledge.
I really like the "level 3 crypto-khaleesi" moniker! 😅 You'd better put that back in your description or I may steal it for myself! (What's a male khaleesi called?)
Haha, yes I liked it too. But then I changed the theme of my profile to the current one which is a bit more cartoony, with Roy Lichtenstein art, and the crypto-khaleesi didn't really fit in anymore!
And a male khaleesi is called a Khal, of course! Like Khal Drogo! He was pretty cool too :)
My wife is the GoT fan, I just used to catch snippets of it in passing. You could paint your own Khaleesi, full of dots, and then she would fit in nicely with the Lichtenstein style! You could give her a "I'm a level 3.5 now" speech bubble. 😁
Just because I can:
Haha, that's pretty cool! You made that quick!
And you should listen to your wife, GoT is awesome!
Shame on you for not watching it with her!
I tried the first few GoT episodes and just didn't get into it. I admit that it may have been a mistake to quit at that stage.
The editing was a quick and nasty attempt using a few tricks I have up my sleeve. The hardest part was probably getting the text similar to his. That time included a become-a-Lichtenstein-"expert"-in-10 minutes self-taught crash course! 😂 I'm particularly proud of myself for knowing I should use the name "Brad" in a picture like that! (Probably disproportionately proud, small things often amuse my small mind!)
No, no, no, no! You can't just 'watch a few episodes' and then quit. GoT is one of those series where you need to watch it all. And yes the first half of the first season is a bit more dull than what comes after because it involves build-up of the story and all that. I promise though, GoT is like a 9/10 when it comes to series and movies.
I looked at those tutorials too! Even tried to convert my own pictures to the Lichtenstein style but it didn't look too good so I decided to stick with the (mostly) original bunch. I'm not too knopwledgable on Roy Lichtenstein by the way - I mostly just like the style and the text bubbles made it real easy to change the subject to crypto :)
I skipped all the Brad references and replaced them with crypto, much better! ;)
I didn't actually come across any tutorials, I just opened about 20 Wikipedia tabs and did a little speed reading!