I never use the trending or hot page. It seems to make no sense to me. There is no rhyme or reason to who gets on there and who doesn't. So they are pretty irrelevant to me.
I look through my feed and then the new page and that's it really.
I would like a page where I can select a few (less than 10) people that I always want to check out, in addition to my feed.
But the other pages are just a waste of time for me.
I don't really care what other people are earning. I'm earning what I'm earning and worrying that someone is earning more than me, doesn't make me happier or richer, so why bother with it?
That's an excellent attitude. And I LOVE your suggestion. There should be "priority friends", which would make life easier.