after saying "Sayonara" to Facebook and the constant stream of the same reposted memes and political flame wars. I have read great poetry, I've seen beautiful art, learned about history, laughed at genuinely funny and creative posts

That is exactly how I felt after a few months. Great to read!

I have noticed your username around, but wish you a warm welcome to the platform :) if you have any questions feel free to DM me under the same username on steemit.chat. :)