That's what Curation Guilds do, and they have a lot of whale support behind them. Also, many higher-reputation users (including myself) consult those guilds almost exclusively for new, vetted, high-quality content.
I just hope this doesn't isolate you from those fields of vision, because those folks really are out to help you (I promise those new followers pay off...I've been here since last October and have seen it personally, but it does take time. Those votes do keep giving.) and they have lots of whale support and Steem Power on their side to do it.
In this particular example, maybe he just didn't explain very well (or at all) what the scope of this project was. He also said they resteem posts, but I do not see any of that on their page. And ultimately, his tone of that asking was a "formality" also rubbed me the wrong way. As I said in my post, there are legitimate concepts that do actually help noobs, and I support them. But without better answers and explanations, this particular outreach felt wrong to me. I will keep an open mind in the future, if it makes sense to me. Thank you!