Right there with you @newageinv ...

"I continue to be encouraged by the amount of quality coming into the ecosystem by new users."

Ones of the reason I am still "in here," although God knows Steem has its fair share of garbage and outright abuse. I try to steer clear of those "corners" of the Steemisphere and focus on what I can do to add value, as you and so many others are doing.

" I like to spend time curating introductory posts ..."

Yes, I admire how consistently you do that. So far, I haven't figured out a "time formula" which will allow me to do it, but it is on my mind, as that was the thought behind writing my "Steemisphere" posts to begin with ...

You are doing that very nicely, though, so I wouldn't want to be competing with you. Have a great day!