Finding people to follow is still a little tricky on Damus/Nostr - I would recommend finding people that you like on Damus and then seeing who they follow, and then follow those people if they look interesting.
More about Nostr here:
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Have you see my blog on helping out with this issue:
https://medium.com/@SovereignMatt/how-to-make-the-most-of-your-nostr-experience-f7504f44ad39