Thank you for your detailed response. You're right. It's hard to get the perspective of what's going on without a lot of frustration and a lot of time. But when you know what to expect going in... it makes things easier.
It's hard to make a lot of money week one here. But if you keep at it, a year from now you'll look back, and all of it would have been worth it.
Consider how much time most of us have spent on Facebook, Twitter, or Reddit before. It takes time to learn those systems and become popular there too (if its even possible)... Steemit is no different in that one-single-respect. In every other way (especially about sharing wealth amongst the users, we're hugely different).
It's so true. And I think because I see the big picture here at Steemit I really want to get it right. It's kind of like ready, fire aim and figure it out as I go. I've popped up a couple of posts after being paralyzed trying to figure out an introduce yourself post. That can come later. Meanwhile it's so great to consume the quality content here and learn as I go. Thanks again, your work helped me and I appreciate that! :)