Pretty much like everyone's origin story: heard about it early (2012?), thought it was stupid, heard about it again (2013), dismissed it again, heard about it again (2014), decided to tip my toes in and take a closer look (2015). After tipping my toes in it took me 2-3 years to grasp what's going on, which is why I wanted to write about it. I hope that others don't have to make all the mistakes I made (I made all the mistakes).
If you want to hear more details, I spoke about it quite a bit in my earlier interviews.