Wow @inquiringtimes, another brilliant and impressively comprehensive post-- well done... in fact, this could easily be linked from the FAQ, but that's not my gig.
Funny, how we seem to have come to this point along similar paths... I've been creating web content since the mid-1990s and started my Internet "career" as a "sysop" on newsgroups and listservs on the University of Texas' IBM mainframe in the mid-1980s...
Interesting that we're both passionate about making Steemit work and can bring a wealth of "been there, done that."
Steemit is an amazing opportunity and potential game changer... but one obstacle that must be overcome is a certain myopia related to using "but we're on the blockchain" as a catch-all excuse for not having to deal with real world issues... such as basic human nature (psychology) and greed.
Anyway, great post-- resteeming this, and part I.
Thank you again, for everything. I want to dispel a myth before it begins, however. Yes, I built a website in html when I was 11, some time in the mid 90s.. it was very rudimentary.
Primarily, I've learned about blogging since I've joined steemit. Which is good news for any tech savy newbs.
I'll be keeping up with your blog, and we can grow together!