Steemit is complicated at first and a healthy skepticism is healthy. Regardless of your background, we're all starting from zero here, just like we did with bitcoin and every other new and complicated technology. I've been here for three months so I'm comfortable with it and have a good overall understanding now but I sure as heck didn't start out like that. A fellow Fort Galt member, @onceuponatime, introduced me to Steemit a few months ago, before anyone had received any payouts. It took me a while to stumble around, experiment, read, ask questions, and ponder my way to where I am now. Everyone likes to appear clever and wise but we have all had to come to terms with our initial ignorance here and embrace the learning process. I try to offer as much help as I can to speed it up for you but ultimately, there's just no substitute for calm and patient study. Not to worry though. When you're motivated as much as you are here, it won't be long before you're up to speed and caught up with the veterans.