I think he is saying he just followed as many as he can, expecting that in return a percentage of them will follow him.

I see the other comment below and I must say, most of us look at it in a more mature manner, but, for a newbie, he has done well. Say that only 10% of his followers communicate and upvote his posts, that still gives him over 330 people who benefit him in one way or another.

I would not blame him for thinking that once his Rep is in the high 60's and he is starting to make some decent money, he can then look for friends and maybe even help others. That he is willing to do so is shown by his making this post.

I have been posting for 4 months, have less than 800 followers, but, I only have somewhere between 10 to 15 people who upvote me. I do not concentrate on how much I earned, just how many people upvoted. After all, Rep goes up even by votes that cannot pay anything - or so I have been told.