I enjoyed reading this, I too felt like right away Steemit attracted me. I was already familiar with the blockchain and cryptocurrencies since 2012, it took Steemit a while to catch my eye.

For me the #1 feature of Steemit is immutability. Coming from Reddit, I absolutely cannot stand censorship, and the brigading, and the repetitive tropes you're fed.

Everyone I interact with on Steemit seems genuine, like they care about how they make people feel and how they're perceived. Right now I actually think it has little to do with the monetary inventive, I think it's just the golden years of Steem where the best and brightest of planet Earth who understand blockchain and crypto, understand why Youtube is a problem, and they take their stands here. It's beautiful.

Social changes can happen so much more efficiently when information can not be so easily suppressed!

I'll give you a follow, consider following me back I try to make contributions every day. Best of luck to you!