Great write-up for all the new Steemians arriving!
Resteemed

The bandwidth issue is definitely getting worse by the day, ended up investing a little so I could make posts when I was on the computer. (and of course, as an investment!)

As @geekorner said above me in the comments, something needs to change. The rate of new people joining is accelerating, yet how many of these people will stay and contribute when they're completely unable to interact with the site.
Not only that, but what will we do when the number of people doubles? Triples?
As you said, growing pains that need to be addressed. Hopefully sooner rather than later.