It can be hit and miss yeah. But i found a few people and I follow like 500+ on Twitter. Maybe when bsky opens to the public they'll add a feature to find friends.

fwiw, this one will help you more, i reckon https://bsky.app/profile/violetfid.bsky.social/post/3k3enoipzqa2z that said, that last part is my main concern: i have yet to see indications that the devs actually understand the notion and importance of social connections