I've just read a very similar article on Medium - with the same title - from @ Chris Gaffany.

I don't quite know what's going on here.

Perhaps you could explain?

Hello … this is Fred … Despite the above comment, I am also writing to thank you for reading some of my Medium stuff, and for liking what you read, and for deciding to follow me. Thank you for ‘the follow’.

I clicked on your photo-avatar and checked out your home page, and I liked what I saw.

I have decided to follow YOU.

We can now share reciprocal reads by clicking on our respective photo-avatars.

I’m happy to have you as one of my Medium friends, and I wish you all the best with your own writing journey.

Fred

👍😊❤

PS: I'm intrigued by the Chris Gaffany 'coincidence'!