Hi, I am DivinePunishment but you might know me better as SkibidiPilav.

I started Codeforces roughly 2 years ago, right after I failed to solve a single problem in the regional competitive programming competition in Serbia.

At the time I hadn't written a single line of C++ in my life. (I kinda knew C though so it's a bit of a technicality xd)

Yesterday I placed 2nd at the national competition and with that secured my place at the Serbian National Olympiad as well as being able to get into college in Serbia for free without having to go through any exam. (Also, as a side note, I am in the B category so I am not actually 2nd out of all Serbian high school students. The guys in the A category are absolute beasts)

I would not be able to get a result even remotely close to that if it wasn't for all the amazing contests and problems that all of you made and I really want to thank everyone who contributed to this platform in any way because I genuinely believe it changed my life.

Initially I wanted to write a really long blog that detailed my entire story but halfway through writing I realized that it would be too long and that not many would bother reading it, so I think a shorter version like this is much better and conveys the message just fine.

Once again, thank you, Codeforces.