You've definitely been here way before me. When I joined Golden Rainbow was already a thing.
In truth, I bumped into Simcountry by accident. I was searching for Final Fantasy X's Bevelle on Google Images, and one of the images was one of the country maps' here. It was a bit odd considering everything else, so I clicked to see what it was. Being a strategy and econ nerd, of course I joined.
On a different tack, that image was a hit on Google Images, because they named either their country or capital Bevelle. The internet allowed itself to these serendipitous moments back then.
When I join MMOs, I mostly prefer to keep to myself, but also interact with other players. One of the first people I spoke with was tuco when the Euro Cup was being hosted by Portugal in 2004.
I was a moderator in SC's forum and chat, in Genie's IRC server as well, where I promoted Jozi Chat. Jozi Chat was a meeting where players could discuss certain topics with the GM.
I'm an Economist by training, and I'm working in Finance. I'm back into my roots and just trying to see how profitable a country an enterprise can be. I'm also interested in building a supply chain for TA.