How do you meet people on this platform?

Awesome post. Now, to answer your question. There are a couple things you can do. First, you can do exactly like you just did and sa "hi, I'm new," you can browse the forums, you can just take a chance and message somebody you think is interesting on here, or you can just say what your interests are and that you are looking for a like minded individual on here. Just jump in. Nothing ventured, nothing gained. Hope this helps.