Congratulations on a poignant milestone.
I agree with your entire post. Eapecially the point about followers. I feel that if I see them as or call them followers it just makes me cringe. I'm not someone to be followed, no human is. We're all mortal, therefore we're all fallible and are not worthy of it. But we are worthy of human connection and community. Hells, we need those things. It's what drives the human spirit.
And like you I have (in one month) come to treasure this place we call Steemit. It's like a home from home, only filled with awesome humans we aint related to. Other than that little insignificant bond of humanity!!
This place outshines all other social spaces and long may that continue. With the foundation we all help build, fortify and maintain I truly believe no amount of new subscribers, good or bad, will shake or pull us down.
We Are Steemians!!
What a fantastic place this is :-)
One of the thing I love is that the friends I have made in the community all share similar beliefs about respect and what makes Steemit so good.
What makes Steemit so good is those on it.