Wonder which future HF is going to minimize the learning curve for new people. Steem and Steemit are different, yet intertwined. The use and adoption of Steemit can greatly effect the value of Steem. Then throw SBD's in the mix. Curation does not mean spreading good content like it does elsewhere, but rewarding good content. So resteeming is not curating, upvoting is.

I suppose the communities function could help with this, especially if someone made a "start here" community.

And whether or not Steemit is easy or not for new people, it's use alone proves the Steem blockchain and it's functionality. Interesting days ahead.