Writer : Blackpink Translator : Ryung
On January 2, 2021, I first heard about Earth 2 through a close colleague at work.
He mentioned,
"Earth 2 is a platform where you can buy & sell virtual land. The prices varies by country, and the price is increasing every day. So I want to buy some, but I'd like you to take a look and give your opinion."
Because he was very close to me, I decided to check out the Earth 2 website during my spare time at work..
At that time, the web-server was frequently down, and I couldn't understand the concept of buying and selling virtual land like Google Map.
so I advised,
"Don’t invest in this ridiculous place. It involves spending money, but the server is unstable, and we don't even know how to withdraw money. It seems like a crazy idea."
However, He had made hundreds of thousands of dollars through crypto-currencies investments at the time, so he boldly purchased virtual land in South Korea.
(At that time, S.Korea land price was less than $2 per tile.)
He even got 70,000 ESS(Essence) as the 1st anniversary reward for his $3,000 investment, and I got a bit jealous..
A week after buying the land, He bragged, saying,
"The price I bought has doubled."
I replied,
"Double, that’s fantastic! you should sell and withdraw."
But He said,
"I don’t even know how to withdraw, and this could become like the next Bitcoin. so I just invested a moderate amount so I'll just leave it and check how much it goes up every day. And indeed, the price increased by about 5% every day."
This is where I experienced FOMO. It may be a little late, but I decided to invest $1,000 like him. So I bought 200 tiles of South Korea land for about $4 per tile.
The property I first purchased was on the site of Cheong-na Starfield, a mega shopping complex in In-cheon.
(I sold it to 'Hunter' and no longer own it.)
At that time, I felt proud to be the owner of Cheong-na Starfield site, and I was excited every day. Then, I checked daily to see if the location I wanted was sold. It wasn't and I ended up buying it. It was surprisingly enjoyable. :-)
I began to think,
"If everyone feels the same pride and keeps searching Maps and making re-purchases after their first purchase. Earth 2 can never fail."
From then on, I started studying about the Metaverse. I read books and watched videos and studied all the available resources about the Metaverse.
The more I learned, the more fascinated I became with the idea of someday building structures and running ads on my own land. I thought,
'At that time, 1 tile could be worth $1,000.'
As I continued to expand my land, I eventually joined the Earth 2 community chats. It was there that I realized that if I didn't buy in the marketplace, I would be considered a fool.
(At the time, the marketplace offered discounts of over 50% on average.)
With nearly $10,000, I liquidated my stocks and cryptos, feeling like I was jumping into the deep end, and I started investing more seriously in various Metaverse platforms.
My daughter was only 4 year-old at the time, and she loved watching Roblox game-play videos on YT. She was already familiar with these platforms from a young age, and I was convinced that the era of the Metaverse was coming!
While I initially focused on Earth 2, I gradually invested in other platforms out of anxiety. There were a few platforms I invested that either went bankrupt or failed(server off).
However, I still believe that there's a high probability that Earth 2 will play a significant role in the era of the Metaverse.
So far, I haven't had any profits from Metaverse platforms, but I anticipate that there will be more promising Metaverse platforms emerging from 2024, when Apple's Vision Pro device is released.
Because I genuinely care about the Metaverse ecosystem, I really hope to attend Earth 2 regular get-together to gain diverse insights. But I'm cautious because I don't want to upset my wife.
(My wife currently thinks all the money invested in Metaverse platforms is gone, so I haven't even mentioned attending regular get-together.)
And also I can't give up time with my child after work. So for now, I'm just lurking in the group chats without actively participating.
As the Metaverse industry continues to grow and my profits start to materialize, I believe that my wife will understand and support my attendance at Earth 2 regular get-together with a happy heart.
(Currently, I'm just silently observing the group chat while being cautious around my wife.)
I hope to meet fellow Earth 2 users at regular get-together.
We would like to share the stories of many Korean users with Earth 2 users around the world.
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