I started at steemit two weeks ago and i don't a very inspiring or sad story to tell you , but i have a normal story that i going to tell you.
You know the most important part to start feel integrated in a community is to share the same interest , that is something that did not happen to my because to be honest i come to "steemit" with the idea of getting easy money , something that changed the last week when i enter a "Discord" community , I saw how everyone had fun talking about "steemit" how they related to each other as if they were friends, certainly the first few days did not matter me but two days ago I started to talk with them realizing me that steemit is not a platform to get money, if not to pass the time, , discover things and be recognized by others who share the same hobbies and tastes that you.
The moral is that, Steemit is different from Facebook, Instagram or another platform because people care a lot about this platform, you really have to strive to be recognized and it is not enough to have in mind the reward if not what you can offer that so that this community continues to grow