"Social media like Facebook and the likes ,you have family and friends who follow you and reply and it is easy to have a following. On here though you need a genuine following and not 1000's of dead accounts.."

indeed.

im very new on the platform, myself. i had facebook for a coupla months back in 2010, & i only created the account to see someone's pics overseas. never used snapchat, but im an instagram fan. what i like about steemit is the whole decentralized idea where no company owns my contribution & its not crowded by the immatures.

this is truly the "social media" for me...i just need to settle on an account theme. until then, i will check in every now & then for the interesting reads.