Awesome introduction, Laurine! Welcome to the community!
This site is really flourishing, with lots of people joining everyday! But I don't think many people know exactly how this works, since I see a lot of comparisons with FB. However Steemit is a polar opposite, since there's no such thing as private posts or the concept of friends. Everything is out in the open, for everyone to see, whether they're Steemit users or not...
But I digress... I hope you enjoy it here!
Hugs from Portugal!
RE: “Be yourself; everyone else is already taken.” Oscar Wilde