It is definitely confusing considering the entire ecosystem and the good thing is that new users will hopefully never have to see any of it unless they are interested. Same with all the Steem drama associated.
For me I have so many interest areas that motivation can rise and fall in various areas and I am okay enough. Perhaps that is what you need, a little apace from Steem and some other content?
If the RC market is powerful, maybe I can just ignore the site for a bit. :)
The dream ;)