Followed. Don't be frustrated. You don't need to be a machine gun. You just need to be consistent. This is my third account building from the ground. I've made some mistakes doxing myself and compromising my key (testing out other clients). Now I use Amber and keep my VPN "always on" mode. Seeing as we are so early I decided it's better to start over again now as opposed to later. It was also beneficial to spin up a new key with a mnemonic backup which wasn't available when I first started. at some point there will probably be key rotation in which I'll probably burn a key again.
Focus on being positive, real and forming meaningful connections. The stuff that worked on legacy social doesn't fly here.