I am almost using steemit for 40 days. One thing that always boost me not to quit steemit is support from big names. There are few people who all offering me great support with their up-votes and comments.

I believe every new steemian needs this kind of support for few months to survive. I mean not only support via up-votes but also to gather knowledge on do's and dont's.

From the list of people you mentioned, I know only @swissclive and I usually read her blogs, comments and replies. She is actually used to educate people from her steemit experience who comment on her or others post like nice, good, amazing etc.. That's great quality.

Also, cool that you are in intention to support new users soon after you reach 70. Good luck.

Cheers
Arafath,