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Yeah, it's pretty insane to keep track of those people.. Good luck finding "gems" to read. :D

There are useful ways to narrow things down. Looking at the follow(ing/er) lists of the writers I enjoy provides good results sometimes. There are some better places to look than others. By analogy, I don't go digging for fossils in my front yard. They are all over the place, but I'm more likely to find them near or in rock strata.