Thank you for this post. It is difficult to find good information on these changes. I have been having friends and family doing test posts for me in my hive community to get a better understanding. I am slowly gaining an understanding (maybe).

I hope you do more posts like this (a series) to help us all learn more about these changes. I will read this post again and think I may leave a link to it in my weekend post when I discuss my hive-community.

Your experience when you started on the Steemit platform sounds very familiar. I actually did quit in frustrations for 3 months. I am not sure why I tried it again, but when I came back I decided I wanted to be able to help others. I also found my niche for posting. I try to encourage newcomers and offer guidance. To me that has made all the difference in the world.