You make a good point regarding the security, safety and perhaps privacy and perhaps this is just a small proof of concept. What I would like to see is the ability to pay for things like your spotify to your netflix with crypto and have real volumes pushed through the blockchain, eventually

Ah don't worry we all feel that way and give up on steemit now and then, but its the ones that stick it out regardless of the price that are the real winners on here. Keep engaging and curating content, join some communities based on your interests and i'm sure you'll really start to enjoy it and get the hang of it quicker.

There are plenty of initiatives that help new accounts get up to speed, i recommend you check out https://steemit.com/@schoolofminnows