Great input and well said. I'm on Steemit for the long haul. I write because I think people will care about what I have to say at some point. I know I won't get 1000+ followers overnight. Just have to keep eating away at it a little at a time and eventually you'll make an impact and maybe some money at some point.
But crypto currencies are here for the long run...well, some of them are, anyway. In 5 years, or even just one year, I doubt we will care too much about a few hundred dollars we overpaid at the time we purchased...because we'll just be happy we got in when we did and didn't delay at all since the price shot up so much.
Hindsight can be 20/20, but I think many of us are seeing ahead to what the future holds and it looks pretty bring in this realm. Like you said, luckily this platform hosts a lot of folks from whom we can gain some guidance!