Hi Josh,
Glad you've found Steemit. I also noticed fairly quickly after joining that people are a lot nicer to each other here and being positive is the norm, rather than the exception.
For the outsider, who hasn't been a part of the community, it seems that this positivity must be forced or fake. Maybe some of it is, but the vast majority seems to be genuine.
I'm happy to be here. Grateful to have found Steemit... and I think most other "Steemians" are too.