I was a noob once and although I am not a newbie after being here for 6 months, I am a plankton so I get the desperation that forces a newbie to say 'good post' or 'follow me.' Fortunately, I never did that myself but I have seen far too many people do that. I believe people are afraid of working hard and they feel asking for upvotes or follows can help them get what they want- more money. Sadly, this isn't true. You need to put in effort. You need to work hard. You need to be genuine and you need to build connections with people here to actually grow. And this is true for all the other areas of life too. :)