Well, I got here because I saw somebody mention it on @paintingangels FB page, then realized what it was. Like I said in my original post, the true attraction for me is that Steemit has a rock-solid mechanism for ensuring quallity vs crap. Good work survives, crap doesn't. Natural Selection, if you will. Also I'm super-shy and many of my mad ramblings would cause trouble if employers or family saw it.
Steemit is, in a sense, a network for an Elite. People who care about their work, their world, and themselves... In other words, Tasters. <3
Yeah, money's nice too, I guess. But it's not the point for me, never was... The folks I barter with don't trade in money.... It's just a tool, nothing more.... Lol.
Thanks so much for the response @yestermorrow! I remember your first post after Serena introduced you here; I believe we both didn't like the many "plastic smiles" on Facebook ;-) And you're right that it's about the people first, always.