Well said cryptoctopus. The more I spend my time on Steemit, the more I find new people from whom I learn a lot.
I think that building a new network is very important, but it is also quite essential to improve your knowledge and expertise in your field.
Another point I would like to highlight is that some people might interpret your advice in a wrong way. I talk about finding whales and talking to them. I saw a lot of minnows who just stalk whales, try to appear in the same articles as whales in order to pay their attention to themselves or they just spam. Of course, all of that is considered bad faith and minnows should be very careful about it.
Amen to that @flowily and your example made me smile :D