> How effective is your content at helping people understand how Steem works?
 
My content helps the users get the answers to the tricky questions that have everything to do with social politics and the unspoken rules of the Steemit game.  I am learning these things right along with my friends and they get to watch me "learn the ropes' and this is an effective way to reach the audience both NEW and EXPERIENCED, because for my content to work well it requires community banter from new and experienced users. 
I always convey the most honest perspective, of someone who is _growing_ into a knowledgeable steemit community member with all of the mistakes a newbie can make on full display for all eyes to see.  I think it is really healthy material, especially when readers see that the content I am creating comes from a vulnerable and comical position.   I enjoy making people chuckle over topics that naturally we all have dealt with, but sometimes don't want to admit.  It is more than content- it is magnetic audience *retention*.  That is the seed that we all should plant in order to enjoy a  bountiful harvest and a *profitable steemit experience.*  

> What problem does your contribution solve?

It solves the problem of low user retention and in increases the chances that people who come to steemit will stay and be active and help support the steemit platform. 

So far I have raised questions and opened up lively conversations between new users and long time legends so all of the various types of users can chime in their knowledge and ask the questions they always want to ask... so I think this helps with *new participant retention and longevity.* 
 If we open up more topics where new members are encouraged to ask questions to the more experienced crowd, and the more experienced crowd gets to sort of "train" the people who are asking- since they ( we  ) are the future of this platform it is a *long term benefit for all investors* when this type of community activity is constant.  

> How would producing such content not be possible without the reward earned?

It is time consuming to create the atmosphere and the connections to people that make a truly remarkable experience.  Time is the main reason why this would not be possible without some supplement to the income of those who work to pay for their life expenses.  
It is a juggling act - and if there was no monetary incentive - a lot of us would not be ABLE to devote the time to it because we would not be able to afford it. 


> How does your content benefit from being on a censorship resistant immutable blockchain?

Content added to Steemit becomes a measure of courage every time I post - because it cannot be erased, and this is both a blessing and a curse.   I like to add thoughts into my posts that are slightly _daring_, and I think  readers I connect with look forward to my crazy, abrupt observations of the world.  

The fact that Steemit is immutable and safe from censorship helps me to further prove I am the author of original content and it makes it so that HISTORY can not be erased. This means I can't lie and then go back to erase the lie. I cant alter the past - and that is sometimes a VERY hard lesson (if you want to see what I mean just see my early posts.  Woops).  It is a valuable part of the puzzle because we should not have the ability to erase history- period.

Wow- you made it to the end of the longest reply in the land!  Hi five! 

~Thanks~  Lori