i think part of the issue is the lack of support for new people in steem. they get in, theyre psyched, then comes the reality of the learning curve. I feel many people we recruit are put off by having to learn a system that can be somewhat complicated, so they just never bother.

I know for most games they have a new user intro. this is what button to push to make a jump, this is the command to kill the evil wizard. that kinda thing. it just seems to me that steemit should come with mandatory intro before you get anywhere. reinforcing shit like writing down your key, how curation works, how rewards work. basics.

the other issue. language. half our users dont speak english. i know mods spend a good deal of time explaining really simple things to people who say they speak english but are kinda clueless. a huge emphasis should be getting up steem mirrors that work in different languages. i'm sure someone is working on this.

i think we need to set up a mentoring channel or service, where people can volunteer to assist with specific situations that arent simple, like how to use various apps, coaching on posts if they struggle with writing. this would be for people who have a lot of specific questions centered around how things work. just a thought