Hahaha as minnow, I used to curate and comment and watch and observe and by means of these simple interactions and i would spot talent or potential talent and reach out to them and we would go to the DMs and there were many who i reached out to, by this means.
First of all this are the things I also have in mind to do as a newbie am, so as to become familiar with the system in no time. Also my goals and dream let me limit it to steemit.com is just to find a good niche that I would write on and be happy and also earn rewards, I really want to interact with others the way you do too.