Curie's upvotes and support have definitely encouraged me to stay around and keep on posting despite the challenges I have with working two jobs. And for me posting my "waiter blog" that gets support of the community, yet never having written about anarchy or marijuana (and just a little about Steemit) etc, shows how much broader the Steemit user base is becoming. I'm glad these projects are making non and beginning crypto and Blockchain people feel welcome, and that there's hope for us to do well here.