Agree with you. For me personally it is the crypto side in combination with the total lack of saltiness on the platform. Basically it's facebooks friends aspect which is beaten by Steemit's reputation system in my opinion. It seems to work really well and even with this heavy influx of new people the salty types are usually discovered within a day by some whales and put on a -7 reputation level (apparently that is the minimum, at least the lowest that I have encountered). Have fun out there and good luck with your future posts.