A stampede of new users?

This is a pencil crayon drawing that expresses how I feel about coming onto steemit a couple weeks ago. I wish I had listened when Hive account@dollarvigilante suggested I join months and months ago! I was hesitant, because I don't really understand crypto or bitchains. I feel like I missed the early boat and I am now giving it my all just to make a couple pennies. We plankton and minnows are in a stampede, competing for just a split second of recognition. Hoping a whale will swim by and give us a mere glance! If I had only joined a year ago. If I had only bought those bitcoins. If I had only...

Alas! You live, you learn...and I am not going to give up. I have seen minor success and really appreciate the community I have found here. I am learning a bunch and I still have a lot more to offer. Persistence, patience and determination! I am preparing for the marathon, not the sprint. I wish each one of you that are embarking on this similar quest great success! We can do this!