You're right on the money here. I heard of STEEMIT a year ago but just now got in within the past 3 weeks or so. Why? Bevause i didn't understand it and crypto$ in general scared me because, again, i didn't understand it. Not saying I'm an "expert" now, i still have a ton to learn but I'm not aftaid to learn it now. And i thank the many many steemians thus far that have helped me to gain even better understanding. I think the climb with STEEMIT and the general public's understanding and comfort level with crypto will still be a slow climb but we are certainly on an upward projectory.