Hi hustletoparadise,
I've never liked facebook myself, too much drama, too spammy and too much junk to point out just a few problems with it. I'm loving steemit though because there is so much good information here, very topical and you can choose to respond or not, and like you mentioned we get paid too, that's pretty cool.
However, don't give up on people, there are plenty of good ones out there, although there are times it does make you wonder, and usually the people you can really count on and trust with your innermost thoughts can be counted on one hand, but they are out there, really.
Alone time can be a much needed break at times, but we still need to interact with someone too, it's a balance thing. I would love to go for a walk on the beach alone sometimes, alas we don't have a beach so I'll stick to my bedroom for alone time, lol. Take care hustletoparadise and good luck