I'm doing fine without Bitcointalk ... I'm new to Crypto as of this year. It's been an interesting journey so far. :)

The point is that there can't be objective information in a circle-jerk echo chamber like Steem where everyone says what everyone wants to hear/read. Rancor is a necessary part of diversified information. Even academics have heated arguments. Have you see Freeman Dyson total dismantle the pompous Richard Dawkins (author the Selfish Gene)?

For you to learn about crypto-currencies objectively, you can't do that only from Steem. The news sites also tend to lag behind the level of deep inspection that you get from someone like myself at Bitcointalk 1 - 2 years in advance.