Welcome to steemit! This is a wonderfully thought provoking first post; thank you for that :)

I found your post because @viking-ventures included it in her entry for the Pay it Forward Curation Contest. You should think about joining us next week :)

I also work with a group called @newbieresteemday and @greetersguild; both welcome, support, and mentor new steemians. They each have a Discord channel as well...a place for you to connect with others. I'm going to come back as one of these and resteem your post in the hopes of it getting more exposure :)