You are so right to say it can be intimidating at first. You know, when you visit the site for the first time, you see trending posts and those are usually packed with upvotes and your expectations for your post are high, but then you make your first post and you're waiting, counting like 1, 2, 5, 20 minutes and payout is reading like $0.01 which is still your upvote and you're like "what the?" haha! buh then you see amazing comments and you get some consolation and encouragement. I wonder how many newbies would have left the platform outta frustration if not for her warm and friendly community.
Just went through your introductory post. Let's welcome the traveller! :D