Cool story. Very much like mine, although I am NOT tech savvy so you have surpassed me in half the time.
I wish there were a side chain called Steem for Dummies that stayed the same, didn't have all these hives and tribes and whatnot, no upvote curve, no downvotes, no tokens. Just straightforward steem to at least get our bearings before we start having to fend for ourselves among the bigger fish. I think we lose a lot of people who just don't have the time to understand how this place works. I love it here though!