First, my congratulations to you bro! Hitting 1000 followers just means that people like what you write, and you. Well, i am an addition to those followers.
Onto the topic on why I am here on Steemit. I am barely new, made only two posts but have been active in reading and upvoting. Not much for the monetary compensation we get, since well there has not been so much I get actually. But really it is the point of learning new things, discovering places and food from all over the world. It is also a plus that i get to be connected with a variety of people - parents, children, teenagers and even the senior citizens. Steemit opened a world I already know but still beginning to get to know.
I am a teacher by profession, so Steemit is truly helpful in teachig the now generation.
Thank you so much @islaw! Glad you left a thoughtful comment here. My advice for you is to keep going and use your creative abilities to make some awesome content. Video has really helped me to make strides on Steem so I hope you can do that as well.