Hi Steemian friends!
If you’ve been using Steemit for a while, you probably remember what it’s like being new. But, in these fast changing times, moving out of beta, new leadership, marketing, advertising, weedcash network, PALNet, HF 21 …. (you get the idea); it can be very overwhelming, especially when you're a single small fry!
I decided to chronicle some of my Steemit experiences as I go along, in hopes of helping some of the bigger fish understand how it feels, and as a signal to other young Plankton that they are not really as alone as it might seem!
Lonely Me, But Not For Long!
After tagging my first introduction post incorrectly, and swimming along, mostly unnoticed, dropped in with a fun comment and let me know I wasn’t all alone. After having a brief chat with him in discord, he took the time to notice and support my post! And, it was most appreciated!
Next, came , showing me a little love for making my first vote (on Matt’s comment).
Then I saw a nice chocolate cupcake comment on my post. I LOVE baked goods and I especially love chocolate, so I was happy to get the virtual cake! And, underneath the cupcake was a sweet little note from . Turns out Victoria had noticed me chatting in the PAL discord server, and also came to pay me a visit, by giving me a bit of
!
When you’re a lonely little Plankton, gestures like those made by ,
and
are so meaningful and encouraging!
More Cake!
After I had made a few more posts, I received a big slice of confetti , this time from
. And, in another post (about a week later) a layer of chocolate with chocolate frosting
was delivered from
! A couple more posts followed, and then a lovely large slice of
with pink icing from
was served. A week later, another double chocolate
was added to the comment menu by
.
While I was nibbling on all that great , I was also busy meeting all sorts of great folks and joining various Steemit communities!
Location, Location, Location!
I have been lucky to be:
-
with the @Plankton.token community
swimming with
lifted by
welcomed with open arms by the
part of the family in weedcash network
working with
introduced by the #hayhaveyamet team
supported by
congratulated by - and -
abundantly blessed by !
Just recently, I came upon the #powerhousecreatives door, knocked, and they let me in! I have truly felt welcomed and genuinely like all the people I am meeting everywhere I go.

In my next Small Time Operator post, I will share more details about some of these fabulous communities and my new friends!
Steemit has so many intelligent, forward-thinking, and talented folks, and I am so happy to have found a lot of them! Or, in some cases, they found me!