Since the first day here on steemit, I got addicted, even though I was making nothing and it was and still is hard to get up there, but the friends I have made and all the things I have learned is so wonderful and so, so worth it.
I don't really like or belong to any social media, but like I said from day one I was hooked on steemit and still am after almost 2 years.
You have been here almost as long as I have @joalvarez, and it sounds like our experiences have been somewhat similar.
My intent in being here was to start a brand new social blog... and that is precisely what I have succeeded in doing. I "got lucky" in that my intro post was hit by @curie so I got a really fast start, but by my 5th post I was making $0.00 for my efforts!
Much as we may complain, I really like the active community and people I have encountered here. There may be lots of easy-come, easy-go people, but there's a very strong core community that now seems to be expanding and growing... and that gives me some hope for our future.