Yes, it is a 2 way road. But i have exactly same problem. I had some users that wanted to see their content daily and now having only 71 following, can't see easy their content anymore.
Lol... one of my followers was having pron... i sure dont need that here too :-) It is all over the internet but not needing in my feed :-)

If it will be a way to make some favorite being first it will be a nice step. But till then, now at the begining we must follow as many we can. But at some point, we must filter that info for sure.

In your area of working it helps a lot. You share information and make a living from it as you said. Is the best way to share it.
But others who wants to read in some areas they can focus that way and help that group to evolve. Ain't that good too? To grow oriented groups of interest?

Anyway, here followd and upvoted because i liked what i see now.
Cheers and best wishes!