My name is Sol Maricela Pérez Rivas. I'm @solperez01 here. In theory, I'm not new to this platform, but in practice I AM. I'll tell you why:

I joined the Steemit platform seven years ago, and I'm still there, because I'm the kind of person who puts down roots and learns to endure the blows with fortitude, believing that something good will happen one day. # When the aforementioned blockchain split to make way for this one, I started living here with my usual username and passwords. However, then came a more radical change that would mean the real split. That is, those over there with their passwords; those here with others. And this seemed fine to me: new platform, new life, new passwords. But when I was going through the process of changing my password, the power went out in my area and I couldn't complete the process. So in an instant, I lost everything. # I cried a lot. It was a time of pandemic, and my sensitivity was at a thousand percent. That's how I decided to stay only with Steemit. And it hasn't gone badly for me, in terms of my growth as a user. However, for some time now, there have been changes there that I haven't felt comfortable with; then a friend told me: # >Why don't you go to Hive? Forget what happened. And move on. # I thought about it and said to myself: "It doesn't matter how many times you fall, the important thing is that you're always willing to get back up." And that's why I'm back here; with a lot of uncertainty, because I don't want to make mistakes, and if I were to make them, I'd like an explanation so I don't repeat them. # I say this because a month ago I made a post in a community and they silenced me. The truth is, I felt frustrated when I saw that action. I hadn't committed plagiarism or used AI. The reason was because "I had low ratings." In this regard, I wonder: Is this the way to treat a new user? # From my point of view, NO. But I understand that those who manage to grow often don't remember when or how they started walking. I'm trying to see if I can start walking here, doing what I love: reading, writing, and commenting.