Here's a link to a post I found by Dan Larimer (AKA
@dantheman) who designed steem and eos:
https://steemit.com/blockchain/@dantheman/a-better-approach-to-turing-complete-smart-contracts
I thought it was super helpful for actually understanding what EOS has to offer and how it scales...still kind of confusing, but more helpful than reading the whitepaper in my opinion.