Welcome to steem! Like you I came upon steem recently and am very excited about the future for this platform! There is a lot to learn and I'm constantly exploring the ends and outs of how it works! One thing you'll find is that steem is still quite small (growing fast) and surprisingly influenced by a relatively small group and is somewhat "gamed". That will change as the critical mass of people is reached (I think steem is close to that point now). That said, this early stage is an opportunity that won't last forever so let your enthusiasm carry you forward.
Interesting story. I recently texted a friend who does YouTube videos. I told him that steem was the future and he needed to check it out. He texted back saying that he had setup a steem account two years ago and that it didn't work for him. I said you were so early there wasn't anybody using it (he was probably one of the first 10,000 users and didn't even realize it!). If he had stayed with he would probably be one of the whales now. Anyhow, it is still early but not so early you'll lose interest like he did. I think he'll be back on now.
Thank you for your elaborate comment! I appreciate this immensely.
Yes, I also do recognize this momentum here. I am also very hopeful that community on Steemit will remain very healthy and will eliminate those who want to gain the system and compromise the content.
Do you remember early days of Youtube? Were you around? Before Google bought it. It was not possible not to be seen on the platform. There were newsletters that would discuss almost every upload in the week :) It's hard to imagine it today. Back then people had very little understanding what this platform could do for them.
Thanks for your input!