Hi Joel, thanks for posting and welcome to Steemit :) You will find many disgruntled silver enthusiasts here who have turned to crypto. Just as a tip, you will get more views and upvotes if you make at least one post verifying your identity with for example a picture with a Steemit sign and the date, or a mention on one of your other social media sites.
Best,
Trogdor
Yeah, I bet there are a lot of people who went through exactly the same thing with silver.. well, as long as we arrive in the right place in the end, it's all good.
Thanks for the tip Trogdor, I will make sure to do something like that soon!