#TopTipper: Osiris Reid
I met Osiris over Twitter a few weeks ago, when I noticed how happy and active he was and I reached out. We have been talking every day since. He's such a positive person, so I reached out to him in an effort to start profiling members of our quickly growing community. He happily agreed.
Osiris was born May 28th, 1991, in Tallahassee, Florida, where he was raised by his mother. Born with a hearing impairment, Osiris remembers feeling blocked from a lot of opportunities as a young man. He spent sometime thinking about his purpose and his goals on earth, and decided that his passion was art, and his goal was to become an architectural designer. "My friends and family helped me to get through [my impairment] and understand the science of life and our purpose on earth," he says. "I dream to bring great changes throughout the community."
Osiris first heard about bitcoin and social tipping from his older brother, who introduced him to cryptocurrencies. Like many btcnewbies, he initially considered Bitcoin fraudulent...until he realized the power of social tipping.
"[I] witnessed tipping on Facebook and Twitter... and how easy it was to make a transaction through cyberspace using computer-generated activities," he says. "It caught my full attention and I took the time to dig in, researched non-stop... and all of a sudden, my mind popped!"
After receiving his first ChangeTip, Osiris' inspiration grew, and "the willingness to make a difference became a priority."
Like many in the community, Osiris sees bitcoin as a way to change the world:
"[Bitcoin is important because this is actually the key to many blocked doors to help improves lives. Think of the 600,000 villages in India with little to no access to banks, credit/debit cards, ATMs, loans, etc... ChangeTip can change all of that giving by them an abundance of new opportunities. This is important, because cryto-currencies work without the use of any bank info, have extremely low fees when sending or receiving money, and have no monthly costs to keep an account... It goes directly to the person you sent it to, which is highly MAGNIFICENT!"
Osiris loves to paint. And he's uber-talented. Check out his art!
To chat with Osiris, reach out via Twitter @IAmOsiris3 I would love to see him paint a MURAL for ChangeTip! What do you guys think? Or maybe send us a piece of art for our office? I've started him off with $25... feel free to join in and let's get him painting something rad!
http://iamOsiris3.tip.me