Before joining Steemit, I've only gone on fb once or twice each year. Mostly because the negativity in others make me stay away for the sake of my sanity. But coming across this, I found myself immersed in learning. I've never had to dig deep for information on navigating a social media site before Steemit. But this place is addictive. I've stayed well below 25% voting power a lot before because I was reading through so much articles I appreciated. The commenting, to my surprise, came easy. I'm socially inept but I found myself commenting way more than I did in all the years combined in fb. I didnt know of comments being a source of potential upvotes then but I commented because a lot of articles were open for discussion and not the shallow, ego-stroking kind. There's so much to do here, so much to read. It does take effort for anything, from growing the numbers to learning the dos and donts. But I think, in the end, the learning curve and hurdles will be what separates those in for the long haul and those who are just casually strolling by (for the money or out of curiosity).