It's not just the learning curve it's the wait to get your account details. I joined 6 weeks ago but have been around crypto for years. I have never been interested in blogging etc before but thought I would give it a go. When it took a week to get my account set up with no real communication regarding why it was taking so long, I nearly gave up. I'm sure people outside of crypto would have. This will add to people who not only think badly of steemit but of crypto in general. This onboardibg process NEEDS to be streamlined and made a lot faster.