"On Steem, I get to take part in what I wouldn't otherwise. Talk about things I would not except with my closest friends, contribute my thoughts and contents that I wouldn't otherwise."

I relate to your words here on a level I didn't consciously process. I am more myself on Steem with strangers and feel the freedom to express my true ideas than I do on my Facebook page with my actual "friends and family." It seems as if so many of us have experienced an upheaval - health, wealth or the like - and are finding solace with people from around the world going through the same rebirth. Steem offers this private, yet so very personal, way to connect as you so eloquently said. 🌱