I agree. I think the learning curve is what is scaring a lot of people away.
I have been consuming just about everything I can get my hands on regarding crypto, and I'm still confused.
However, yesterday I hit a significant milestone. I did my first SBD transfer to Bittrex and exchanged it for Bitcoin. Then I transferred my Bitcoin from Bittrex into my Bitcoin wallet. Now I'm just trying to decide whether or not I want to turn it into Fiat money or re-invest it in some other types of crypto.
My next goal is to learn how to the exchanges work and try to "play" the market a bit. That's going to be a difficult task, but I think I can master it.