There are tools to make it easier for you, to let you know what's happening - one of them is steemworld.org/@vision20twenty

RC (Resourse Credits) is the hardest part new people have to pay attention to. Each comment, vote, post drains some of it and you may be unable to act if it goes too low. And it recharges slowly. So at the beginning don't even answer each comment.

If you want free communication...

We use Discord mostly (yup, that is a good software to have) to communicate in various community servers. And depending on your interests it would be good to find your home in some of those.

Read the FAQ if you haven't. Ask whatever you need.