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Sometimes it feels unbelievable to me: I’ve already been here for eight years. Sure, I may not be a true OG, as they say, but I’m “O” enough, right? Maybe that makes me an “OE”? You tell me. I started writing this little post this morning, reflecting on this crazy journey of mine, but ended up erasing it all. The truth is, for most of the stories I could share, you simply had to be there to really understand. You had to be there to experience the great Youtuber influx, the wild bullish sentiment that electrified all of us. You had to be there to witness the founders of this place, Dan and Ned, creating drama worthy of Bollywood. Hearing it from me just doesn’t capture it the same way, I fear. Thinking back on all those events — even the roughest ones — I can’t help but laugh a little. Funny thing is, I remember some of the “bad times” on our chain as if they were personal tragedies. I’m talking about depression here, about feeling literally sick to my stomach, convinced the world was e