Hi Dwinblood - great article! I agree that we have to do more to help people get started w/ Steemit, especially if we get a flood of new users like you are suggesting. And this is why I am trying to launch WelcomeToSteemit.com as a site to get people started, and in multiple languages!
If you care to check it out: https://steemit.com/steemit/@trevorlyman/project-welcometosteemit-com