Thanks for your reply - i think that one of the exciting things is that we are all here at the very beginning of this project and we were all brought here for a reason because we found other sites lacking the ability to express ourselves that we so desparately need. I must admit I find facebook great for staying in touch with my fellow aussies when i am in scotland, and until recently I never had a group so its great for advancing that - but still something is missing there for me - perhaps steemit will help me to fulfil that gap but so far it is still an outlet that is based on a popularity contest format - not great for the soul really in that regard? am i wrong?