I've now been on Steemit for two weeks, and here's what I've learned so far:

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* It's not really worth curating unless you have a lot of steem power. I've voted for hundreds of posts since I've been here but my curation tab only shows earnings for three posts.

* I'm earning more from leaving comments than from posts. I guess posts disappear into the void pretty quickly, especially if you are new. But participating in discussions is more rewarding (more fun too, because you don't need to write essays, just contribute intelligently to the discussion like you would normally on any subject you are interested in).

* Despite not earning from curation, I'm still upvoting, just cause I think it's nice for the author to know someone has read their post and liked it - I think people value the number of upvotes even if they don't bring money, because they represent human validation. 

* This isn't really a "get rich quick" place, more an "earn some pocket money from chatting with people on threads" type of place. I look forward to the variety of posts increasing so we can all chat about everything under the sun!

That's it! Steem On!