Very interesting read for someone just starting out with steemit. I've already seen many of the amazing communities that you've mentioned (and others). The positive attitude of this community is what drew me in as it's very different than some of the other, more hostile and "dark" platforms. I hope it can maintain the Medium.com-like feel as opposed to the Minds.com environment that's a bit trashy.
Thanks for sharing and I will make every effort to contribute to this community as best as I can (although I'm still needing to learn how voting/etc really works). Great read.
Yeah, it can be really confusing when you first get here. I am still learning things as I stumble across new information here and there. To help you figure it out easier than I was able, I highly recommend you go read/follow this account right here. He has been doing a series of tutorials on how everything works that blows away any videos or how to posts I have seen.
@energyaddict22