I don't have the biggest stake in Hive power, so my upvote is not too big (And I have my HP delegated out most of the time).
But as a casual user who also posts on Hive blockchain, I'm stuck in a content loop of only people who I follow, I so rarely go to the "Explore" button, I mostly only consume from my "Feed", so the only way I find new content creators is through reblogs, or if someone on discord servers share.
From a content creator side, I don't create the most engaging content, but getting comments on my posts is the most pleasure I get, followed by upvotes and reblogs. This has made me love the Commentrewarder project which helps me incentivize people to comment more often on my blogs, due to it giving a financial incentive.
Test out community feeds, is a nice way to run into new authors you may like, especially if you see some good curators rewarding them.