I joined Facebook when I was in high school and over the years I've been posting on Facebook, making friends do and having fun but never earned a dime.
I got to know about steemit couple of weeks ago and made some cool cash through my post and being active.
It's really good to be here and many of my friends are already joining steemit. I believe in few years to come, steemit will be the best social site for everyone.
Let's rock it, steemit! 
Steemit userbase is diverse and there are a lot of dynamics and interesting convos & topics! Its pretty different in my experience. A warm welcome to you and to anybody reading this!
Grats on your first bit of cash, and the start of your transition away from having companies sell your data to you getting paid for it!