I'm not really a fan of KYC i think its intrusive and its just another form of data mining. I want to be free to transact with whomever I want, i know people want KYC to reduce scam and all that but thats always going to be around people don't give a shit if they want to scam let them scam.

Also welcome back to steemit, glad you found your way back. You may want to try out dapps like esteem or busy or even steem plus they really help enhance the steemit experience