I will never understand crypto currency

Blockchains, bitcoin, steem, money out of thin air... I'm not sure any of you know how truly mistifying and convoluted this all is.

Why isn't it all set up with an easy UI?

Is this on purpose, to keep the common folks at bay?
Let me tell you, it's working.

Those who do understand it, understand it so much that they dont realize their explainer videos and articles are impossible to follow and make no sense to an outsider. We're quickly lost when you start referring to things you assume we already know.

Steemit claims to reward users for genuine interaction, yet the most successful users all utilize Steemit apps to automate the posting and interaction process.

And if these apps are necessary for success on Steemit, why aren't they natively integrated?

Why are we left to hunt and find different pieces of the puzzle instead of just being able to dive in and enjoy the community?

I wasn't told that posting too often hurts your Steem reputation.

Luckily, I heard this somewhere in the middle of an hour long YouTube video.

And to see our rep score, we need a separate app - why?

Why is there a separate app for every useful function of the site?

I revert back to my theory of this all being designed to keep out the normies.

Well, I must say, bravo.

I'm fairly tech savvy, but this, I guess I will never understand.