Greetings @casv,
I love your analogy of x-ray. It's true that these metrics are like a history of our performance on the platform as they show us how well we're doing and we can also see how other Steem users are doing. It's like an open book that gives us transparency.

Understanding these metrics therefore helps us know how the platform is doing and where it can improve and we can also learn about the behaviour of influential users and how rewards are distributed. Thank you for your wonderful feedback, support and time. I really appreciate them all.