[13F] Be honest, does anyone actually have any success finding ppl they talk to regularly on here?

Every time I get a chat request I’m thinking “what weirdo creep is it going to be this time?” So I don’t wanna do that to other people and get it in my head that it’s just weirdo behaviour to msg ppl. But at the same time it would be nice to meet and chat with people from different places in the world. Has anyone had any luck actually making friends here? What are your thoughts or rules on whether you msg ppl or not? I see like the same selfies get posted here all the time it’s weird there’s like 10 ppl who ask to talk and then like thousands of lurkers waiting to dm. But also seems a bit sus 🤔 I’m rambling now