Usually.
I find asking interesting questions and using #hashtags liberally usually gathers a lot of super helpful and interesting people, particularly if there's a passionate community behind that topic.
Also (TOP SECRET!), NO ONE can resist an interesting poll with lots of hashtag.
Also, if you say "boost please!" (and hashtag the 'boost'), if the "cause" is just and the toot helpful, you'll usually get plenty of boosts.
@spenney
Welcome! Enjoy the nicer side of the internet!
When I joined during the first wave of the #TwExodus, I kept saying things like, "MAN, this is what Twitter was like back in 2009!!"
But now I realize I was wrong:
It's better. 😅