Hi steewrit I am knew to slack and cryptocurrencies. My first use and investment of any cryptos is Iota. I think the reason why there are so many people in iota slack is because its new and everyone is learning how to use it and trying to learn about as much information about it as possible. We have core developers and founders joining in the chat and answering questions all the time. I have found them to be down to earth and accommodatind of devs and non devs. I find it quite addictive and if you invest I think you will find it addictive too