Hi! Thanks for replying, for the kind words and for the advice. They probably shouldn't have included a checkbox to upvote one's own post then, but I will heed your advice :)
I'm mainly looking to use steemit as a way to share ideas. I'm not trying to start a successful blog, but rather, to jolt down thoughts in a place where a handful of people can get something out of them, without worrying about censorship or obsolete content being deleted. Beats a notebook, doesn't it?
Now, if Steemit is not suited for this kind of content, that's fine. You tell me :)