A good way to discover interesting posts on here is to follow hashtags. When you do this, posts with the tags will start showing up in your timeline even from accounts you don't follow.
To follow a hashtag, just search for that hashtag, then click the "Follow" button at the top of the page of results for that tag.
To check what you're following, go to your profile and select "followed hashtags" or #
Lots more info about hashtag following:
β‘οΈ https://fedi.tips/how-do-i-follow-hashtags-on-mastodon-and-the-fediverse/
@feditips I believe there was an update to the official Android app a few days ago in which you can now follow hashtags.