I really wish I understood all of this better. Though this post seems informative, it really made me feel even more lost in this whole process.

What is this platform for...I mean, I want to make friends and get quality information, but I am constantly coming upon bots and spam.

How do I actually make this site work for me? I, of course, would like to make monies, but how do I get seen when I am running up against what I now know to be termed "whales?"

Some of these whales say they want to help "minnows," but then say they will not support people over a certain level. Why? I have come to find that the levels mean nothing when it comes to the amount of people who will even see your post, vs all these "bot me this" and "Bot you that" things out there.

I have been spending lots of my fake internet money on these bots-of-this-and-that. Do I need to just keep doing that until I get 1000s of followers?

Give money to the bots until I am still beneath them, but getting more of a share?

I am not going to give up, or anything---don't take me that way. I just want to know what to expect...and maybe some advice.