Welcome to the community @adamm ! Glad to have you here with us. I am new here as well and working to build relationships. Like you, it was Jerry that got me finally into gear to set up an account. I had heard of steemit for quite some time but kept procrastinating.

I feel the same as you do. I'm also putting an investment in each month and really believe that this community can grow exponentially, while at the same time, we all receive rewards from posting and curation. Got a follow from me sir :)