I agree improvements on ways to build relationships are important and your example about how people should be brought to your attention is great.

There is a widget called "interesting people" in busy, on the right side, at least when you are on your feed. I'm not sure exactly about the particulars of how it functions, but it looks to me it may be more of a global recommendation, not related to the account or the feed. I think there is a context, I don't remember it now when the recommendations seem more personal.

I've mentioned in my post from yesterday something which is still in early stages, but may bring showing related posts (and thus new authors) to a new level on Steem too.

There is one small concern that I would like to raise from this convenience. There is no guarantee those new features won't be gamed, like the trending page is now, either by abusers using the platform or by those who write the code. But I think from some point forward most people will choose the convenience.